Caprese Baked Chicken
We’ve loaded up these chicken breasts with tomato, mozzarella and fresh basil for flavour in every bite! A super easy, slimming friendly midweek dinner idea.
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NutritionPer Serving
- Calories203
- Carbs3.2g
- Protein37g
- Fat4.4g
- Saturates2.4g
- Sugars2.8g
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All the flavour of a Caprese salad, baked into a succulent chicken breast! We’ve sliced the chicken in a hasselback style, creating pockets that infuse the juicy chicken with fresh, aromatic flavours.
Drawing on the popular Italian-inspired salad of sliced tomatoes, mozzarella and basil, this recipe is quick, versatile and ideal for a midweek dinner. It uses only really simple ingredients, but builds up plenty of flavour. The honey and balsamic glaze added at the end is the perfect finishing touch!
Serve with a crunchy salad or some steamed veggies for a light, summery meal, that’s delicious any time of the year.
What diets is this Caprese Baked Chicken suitable for?
This Caprese Baked Chicken recipe is suitable for gluten free diets.
Please make sure to double or triple check all of your ingredients if you’re cooking for people with allergies.
Do you need any special ingredients to make Caprese Baked Chicken?
Our favourite thing about this recipe is how few ingredients you need to make it! You won’t need anything fancy, so you can pick up all the ingredients in your usual supermarket.
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How many calories are in this Caprese Baked Chicken?
There are 203 calories per portion in this Caprese Baked Chicken, which means it falls into our Everyday Light category.
This Caprese Baked Chicken is perfect if you’re following a calorie controlled diet, and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers.
As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight then you might want to adjust these slightly! You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200ºC and spray a baking tray with low calorie cooking spray.
Step 2
Using a sharp knife, make cuts across each chicken breast, slicing almost to the bottom but not through it. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle over the garlic granules.
Step 3
Place the chicken breasts onto the baking tray. Fill each cut with sliced tomato, mozzarella and the sliced basil. It doesn’t matter what order you do this in, just make sure the ingredients are evenly split between the chicken.
Step 4
Place the baking tray into the oven for 15 minutes. While the chicken is cooking, mix the balsamic vinegar and honey together in a small bowl.
Step 5
Use a pastry brush to brush the balsamic mixture over each chicken breast and cook for another 10 minutes. Test that the chicken is cooked through and no pinkness remains. Serve with your choice of accompaniment.
What could I serve with this Caprese Baked Chicken?
The summery flavours of this Caprese Baked Chicken work really well with a crisp fresh salad on the side. We love to pair ours with one of these delicious, flavour-packed salads:
How do you know when Caprese Baked Chicken is cooked?
You should cook this Caprese Baked Chicken until the chicken is cooked all the way through, the juices run clear and there is no pinkness left inside. This will take around 25 minutes.
Standard advice here in the UK is to cook food until it has reached 70°C and stayed at that temperature for 2 minutes. This is to keep your family safe.
How long can you keep Caprese Baked Chicken in the fridge?
Once you serve this dish we recommend that you eat it within 4 hours.
If you have any leftovers, please allow them to cool before popping them in a container with a lid and refrigerating. Leftovers of this Caprese Baked Chicken can be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Can I freeze Caprese Baked Chicken?
Yes you can! This recipe can be frozen, but please remember to do the following;
- Freeze it as soon as it is cold enough.
- Use a container or bag that is suitable for freezing.
Don’t forget to add a label with what it is, and on what date you put it in the freezer!
How do I reheat Caprese Baked Chicken?
From chilled: Place in a microwavable container with a loosely fitting lid and heat for 4-7 minutes until piping hot.
From frozen: Allow to defrost in the fridge overnight and then reheat as above.
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Caprese Baked Chicken
We’ve loaded up these chicken breasts with tomato, mozzarella and fresh basil for flavour in every bite! A super easy, slimming friendly midweek dinner idea.
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Prep Time
10 MINS
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Cook Time
25 MINS
- KCals 203
- Carbs 3.2G
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC and spray a baking tray with low calorie cooking spray.
- Using a sharp knife, make cuts across each chicken breast, slicing almost to the bottom but not through it. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle over the garlic granules.
- Place the chicken breasts onto the baking tray. Fill each cut with sliced tomato, mozzarella and the sliced basil. It doesn't matter what order you do this in, just make sure the ingredients are evenly split between the chicken.
- Place the baking tray into the oven for 15 minutes. While the chicken is cooking, mix the balsamic vinegar and honey together in a small bowl.
- Use a pastry brush to brush the balsamic mixture over each chicken breast and cook for another 10 minutes. Test that the chicken is cooked through and no pinkness remains. Serve with your choice of accompaniment.
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Mary COLLINSThursday 13th April 2023
In the Caprese Baked Chicken are you able to substitute the honey for something else? A family member just can’t eat honey!
SharonMonday 17th April 2023
Hi Mary, you could substitute the honey for maple syrup if you prefer. Hope this helps!
VickySaturday 30th April 2022
Made this for the family dinner tonight, my kids don’t like fresh tomatoes so I used tomato purée instead. served them with new potatoes and a salad. 👍🏻👌
HollyTuesday 3rd May 2022
Hey Vicky, thanks so much for your message so glad to hear you and your family enjoyed this recipe!
JaneMonday 11th April 2022
Caprese Baked Chicken serves 2 but ingredient list states 4 chicken breasts. Could this be a typo?
HollyTuesday 12th April 2022
Hey Jane, sorry about that this has now been amended to serve 4 people
Jean CapewellMonday 11th April 2022
It says to use 2 chicken breasts per person, is this right? For any recipe we only ever have 1 chicken breast each.
HollyTuesday 12th April 2022
Hey Jean, sorry about that this has now been amended to serve 4 people
Gemma SwiersMonday 11th April 2022
Hi
Does this serve 2 or 4 people?? Is it 203 calories for both chicken breasts?
HollyTuesday 12th April 2022
Hey Gemma, sorry about that this has now been amended to serve 4 people
Audrey HymersTuesday 12th April 2022
Hi if you don’t like cheese what can you stuff chicken with?
HollyThursday 14th April 2022
Hey Audrey, you could add some extra veggies instead of the cheese. I think a few sliced peppers would be great!
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