30 Minute Air-Fried Caprese Chicken
This Caprese Chicken Recipe is the perfect warm-weather meal. Ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and a simple pesto sauce combine for a dinner everyone will love!
Ingredients
4
Chicken Breaststhinly sliced or pounded to even thickness
1Tbsp
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
1/2
Lemon, juiced
2cloves
Garlic
2cups
Mozzarella Cheesecut into 8 even pieces
1
Vine-Ripened Tomatoup to 2, cut into 8 even slices
to taste
Salt
to taste
Ground Black Pepper
1cup
Fresh Basil, firmly packed
1cup
Fresh Spinach
1/2cup
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
1/2
Lemon, juiced
2cloves
Garlic
to taste
Salt
to taste
Ground Black Pepper
Nutrition Per Serving
Calories
588
Fat
43.7 g
Protein
46.5 g
Carbs
5.2 g
Cooking Instructions
step 1
Marinate the Chicken Breasts (4) in Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (1 Tbsp), Lemon Juice (1/2), Garlic (2 cloves), Salt (to taste), and Ground Black Pepper (to taste), while you prep the rest of the ingredients.
step 2
If using the air fryer, preheat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Once preheated, add the chicken to the air fryer basket and cook for 15-20 minutes.