Enjoy a wonderful dinner with chicken cooked in a skillet and served with linguine - ready in 25 minutes. Perfect if you love Italian cuisine.
Caprese Chicken
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 1/4 lb)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 large plum (Roma) tomato, cut into 8 thin slices
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (2 oz)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- Hot cooked linguine, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Between pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper, place each chicken breast smooth side down; gently pound with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/2 inch thick. In small bowl, mix Italian seasoning, salt and lemon peel; rub mixture evenly over smooth side of chicken.
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Step2In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil and vinegar over medium-high heat. Add chicken, seasoned side down; cook 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until no longer pink in center.
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Step3Reduce heat to low. Top each chicken breast with 2 tomato slices and 2 tablespoons cheese. Cover; cook 2 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with basil. Serve with linguine.
Nutrition
250
Calories
11g
Total Fat
36g
Protein
2g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 250
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 19%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 95mg
- 32%
- Sodium
- 460mg
- 19%
- Potassium
- 310mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 2g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 36g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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