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One Pan Caprese Chicken with Spinach, Pine Nut and Balsamic Salad

One Pan Caprese Chicken with Spinach, Pine Nut and Balsamic Salad

  • 30 min
  • 566 calories

This recipe is a quick-fire flavour bomb, packed full of protein, low on carbs and utterly delicious. If you like, you can add some crusty bread to mop up the juices but we think it's perfect just as it is for a light meal.

Number of servings

Ingredients

  • 3.0 Tablespoon Pesto 3.0 Tablespoon Pesto
  • 150.0 g Cherry Tomatoes 150.0 g Cherry Tomatoes
  • 125.0 g Baby Bocconcini 125.0 g Baby Bocconcini
  • 1.0 Cup Baby Spinach 1.0 Cup Baby Spinach
  • 1.0 Each Shallot 1.0 Each Shallot
  • 1.0 Tablespoon Balsamic Glaze 1.0 Tablespoon Balsamic Glaze
  • 1.0 Tablespoon Pine Nuts 1.0 Tablespoon Pine Nuts
  • 2.0 Each Chicken Breast 2.0 Each Chicken Breast

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First Things First

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As well as your basic cooking tools, you will need...

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Step 1

1 Prepare the Ingredients

Preheat grill to 220°C. Slice bocconcini. Cut half of the cherry tomatoes in half, leave the rest whole. Finely slice shallots.

Step 2

2 Toast Pine Nuts

Heat a small pan over medium heat. Toast the pine nuts for a few minutes until golden and fragrant. Set aside for later.

Step 3

3 Cook the Chicken

Heat a frypan over medium high heat. Add a drizzle of oil, add the chicken breasts and season. Cook for 3 minutes on each side or until almost cooked through. Add the cherry tomatoes and 12 the shallot to the pan, nestling them around the chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Allow to cook for 4 minutes or until tomatoes begin to soften.

Step 4

4 Finish the Chicken

Spoon the pesto over the chicken breasts. Lay the bocconcini slices over the pesto. Place pan under grill for 3-4 minutes until tomatoes are blistered and cheese is golden and bubbly.

Step 5

5 You Plate It

Make salad with baby spinach, remaining shallots and pine nuts. Drizzle with balsamic glaze. Serve with chicken and enjoy.

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