Mama Celia's Garlic Caprese Chicken

Mama Celia's Garlic Caprese Chicken

Ingredients

• GARLIC BALSAMIC MARINADE
• 8 cloves garlic - minced
• 1 large shallot - minced
• 3 leaves fresh basil - minced
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• TOPPINGS FOR THE CHICKEN
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes - left whole or sliced in half lengthwise
• 1 - 8 oz ball fresh mozzarella cheese - sliced
• leaves handful fresh basil - sliced
• Celia's Gourmet Foods Traditional Dark Balsamic Vinegar

Directions

1. Chop garlic, shallots and basil. Add to gallon size ziploc bag.
3. Add Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, vinegar and oil. Close bag and shake well to combine.
5. Trim chicken breasts of fat and place in marinade bag. Massage marinade into chicken and place bag on a plate in the refrigerator for approximately 8 hours or overnight.
7. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and pull the marinated chicken out of the refrigerator to warm up on your counter.
9. Heat a large oven safe skillet over medium high heat with a drizzle of oil.
11. Add chicken to hot pan, and let caramelize for 3 minutes, flip chicken to
12. caramelize on the other side for 2 minutes.
14. Turn off burner and place pan in oven for approximately 15-20 minutes.
16. While chicken is cooking, chop up your topping ingredients and set aside.
18. The last 7 minutes of cooking time, add cherry tomatoes to the pan around the chicken.
20. Once chicken is cooked through (use a meat thermometer to be sure it's at 165 degrees F), lay slices of mozzarella cheese over the top of the chicken and return to the oven.
22. Change oven setting to BROIL and broil on HIGH for several minutes, until the cheese is melted to your liking.
24. Sprinkle chicken with sliced fresh basil and drizzle with Celia's balsamic vinegar.