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Caprese Stuffed Balsamic Chicken is a twist on Caprese, filled with both fresh AND Sun Dried Tomatoes for a flavour packed chicken!
Chicken breast has never been so juicy and moist than with this Caprese Stuffed Balsamic Chicken recipe! This is where two chicken recipes merge into one to become one unforgettable delicious dish.
Caprese Chicken
Picture this: juicy fresh tomato slices along with sun dried tomato strips, fresh basil leaves and melted mozzarella cheese, are stuffed inside chicken breasts; then the chicken is seasoned with salt, pepper basil, oregano AND sun dried tomato oil.
THE SAUCE IS EVERYTHING
Like this Balsamic Glazed Caprese Chicken, you’re going to finish off your chicken in the most perfect balsamic reduction — with a hint of garlic — for added flavour. It may SOUND complicated, but it’s one of the MOST easiest chicken recipes I have on Cafe Delites.
This is when all the deliciousness begins to happen. While the chicken bakes with all of these flavours, the juice from both the fresh and sun dried tomatoes begin to mix through the balsamic reduction to create one of the best sauces you’ve EVER TASTED.
A close up, because it’s a thing of beauty.
Cutting into each piece is of course the best part.
SO.MUCH.CHEESE.
SO.MUCH.FLAVOUR.
SOME TIPS:
- Use a sharp, thin-bladed knife to cut the pockets in the chicken. Start on the thickest side of the breast and work your way in. Just be careful not to cut all the way through, or the cheese will melt through to the other side.
- I suggest cooking the chicken in sun dried tomato oil reserved from the jar of sun dried tomatoes. You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to, but it adds SO MUCH FLAVOUR to the chicken.
- You can use store bought balsamic glaze instead of making it from scratch. Just pour in the glaze and allow to warm through for about 20 seconds, then transfer pan to the oven.
WATCH US MAKE THIS Caprese Stuffed Balsamic Chicken RIGHT HERE!
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Caprese Stuffed Balsamic Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 pinch salt to season
- 1 pinch pepper to season
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 2 roma tomatoes sliced thinly
- 1/4 cup sun dried tomato strips in oil
- 4 mozzarella cheese slices or cheese of choice
- 12 basil leaves divided
- 4 cloves garlic minced or finely chopped
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C | 350°F. Cut a pocket about 3/4 quarter of the way through on the thickest side of each breast, being careful not to cut all the way.
- Season chicken with salt, pepper, and dried herbs. Pour 1 teaspoon of sun dried tomato oil over each breast, rubbing some of the seasoning inside the pockets.
- Fill each with 2 slices fresh tomato, 2 teaspoons sun dried tomato strips, one slice mozzarella cheese and basil leaves.
- Seal with 3-4 toothpicks diagonally to keep the filling inside while cooking.
- Heat 2 teaspoons of sun dried tomato oil (or olive oil) in a skillet or non stick pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and fry for 2 minutes on each side until golden.
- While the chicken is cooking, mix together the garlic, balsamic vinegar and brown sugar in a small jug. Pour the mixture into the pan around the chicken; bring to a simmer while stirring occasionally, until the glaze has slightly thickened (about 2-3 minutes).
- Transfer pan to the preheated oven and continue to cook for a further 10-15 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the cheese has melted.
- Remove toothpicks and drizzle with pan juices.
Notes
- I suggest cooking the chicken in sun dried tomato oil reserved from the jar of sun dried tomatoes. You don't have to do this if you don't want to, but it adds SO MUCH FLAVOUR to the chicken.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can these be baked in the oven. We have a large family( 8 of us in total) and its alot easier to bake 8-12 pieces of meat then to do it on the stove top. Anyone know a decent size pan that holds more then 6-7 pieces of meat?
I hate vinegar in any form. Is there an alternative to it in this recipe???
You can always try lemons and limes for an alternative.
My mother flew cross county to visit and showed me this recipe. I made it and wooow! Amazing.
May I do the preliminary work ahead of time and pop it in the oven right before it’s time to eat? this recipe looks amazing!
Great recipe! I made it for the first time tonight. It was fairly easy (I’m no gourmet cook!) My husband loved it. Make sure you get really thick chicken breasts otherwise they won’t close. I think next time I might add some pitted Kalamata olives. As side dishes I made steamed broccoli and brown rice. The sauce tasted great on the rice, too! My husband and I are both 62 years old and I have to tell you one large breast along with two side dishes was enough to fill us (and we aren’t light eaters). So besides being easy and delicious, it’s a low cost dinner. Bonus: If you look at the calories (under the recipe) it’s even good there, too! Win, win, win, win!
Olives sound great Lisa! LOVE your choice of sides also! Thank you so much for sharing your feedback! WIN WIN WIN all around!
I made this last week for my son’s in-laws and they loved it! Making again tomorrow for an out of town friend. Great recipe that I’ve shared with friends!
Oh I hope your friend approves! Thank you for sharing this around Jenice! Have a wonderful weekend Xx
This was delicious! I will make it again for us and for company. Not hard to prepare. Directions are clear and easy to follow. Thanks! I will be trying another one of your recipes tomorrow.
I’m so happy to hear that Laura!
I made this and it was Amazing! So delicious. Followed recipe exactly. As soon as Hubby took 1 or 2 bites…..he raved about how good it was & “this is a keeper”. And so it is….
Tx so much for this recipe!!
We just had this for dinner and it was amazing! Easy to follow recipe, doesn’t take too much time and feels like we had dinner at a restaurant! We had potato wedges on the side but I did miss some vegetables! Any ideas on what could also go as a side dish?
Oven roasted asparagus drizzled with olive oil, salt and pepper would be my recommendation!
can’t wait to try for my wife ! I mainly grill and don’t do the kitchen
Made this meal today.
The persons that I’ve invited for dinner said that it was great. I can only say the same.
The thing that I was missing was to have with the chicken.
I made smashed potato and a cold sauce with turkish yoghurt, lime and runny honey.
I can realy recommend this dish.
My wife told me to do it again.
I thought about to take some pics, but it I didn’t had time to do that