Balsamic Glazed Caprese Chicken
This One-Pan Balsamic Glazed Caprese Chicken is a low-carb recipe that’s baked in a flavorful balsamic glaze. It’s done in only 35 minutes!
This Balsamic Glazed Caprese Chicken is one of my current favorite ways to cook chicken. It’s extremely flavorful and is ready in 40 minutes. The chicken is very tender and juicy since it’s baked in a balsamic glaze. Mm… This is really yummy!
The balsamic glaze is the star of this sweet and savory dish and it’s really simple to make. I love balsamic, check out this Rice with Balsamic Onions and Shrimp if you want another balsamic recipe.
You only need balsamic vinegar and brown sugar. You start this dish by searing the chicken in the skillet. This step is very important because it makes the chicken even more flavorful. Then, it’s time to make your quick balsamic glaze and when it’s done you return the chicken to the pan, coat it with the delicious balsamic glaze. After that, you just have to place the skillet in the oven for 25-30 minutes. The chicken will be ready when it reaches the internal temperature of 165F.
The tender, juicy chicken will get all the flavor from the delicious balsamic glaze. Now it’s time to top it with mozzarella and place it again in the oven for few minutes until the cheese is melted. Before serving, you garnish your balsamic glazed chicken with cherry tomatoes and basil. Mm… SO DELICIOUS! Your Balsamic Glazed Caprese Chicken is done and it’s ready to eat.
This gluten-free, one-pan meal is ultra-flavorful and your whole family will want to eat it again and again. You can serve it with Balsamic Roasted Vegetables Recipe, rice, roasted veggies, zucchini noodles or even your favorite type of pasta. You’ll say goodbye to the boring chicken meals. Tender. Juicy. Delicious.
If you love this easy recipe, you should try my 4-Ingredient Pomegranate Glazed Salmon, Pomegranate Glazed Brussels Sprouts, and these 35 Easy Salmon Recipes You Need To Make For Dinner. Let me know in the comments down below what you’ve been making for dinner lately!
Balsamic Glazed Caprese Chicken
Ingredients
- 6 skinless - bone-in free range organic chicken thighs
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Salt and fresh ground black pepper - to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
- 2½ tablespoons brown sugar - packed
- 1½ cups grape or cherry tomatoes - cut in half
- 8 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese - sliced
- ¼ cup fresh basil leaves - chiffonade
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 410°F.
- In a large bowl, add chicken and season with the oregano, basil, salt, and pepper.
- Heat a large and oven safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil.
- Sear the chicken for 3 to 5 minutes each side and until the chicken is golden brown on top.
- Transfer chicken to a plate.
- In the same skillet, add garlic and cook for about 1 minute.
- Add the balsamic vinegar and brown sugar. Bring to a simmer and stir occasionally, until glaze has thickened (about 5-6 minutes).
- Return the chicken to the pan. Coat the chicken evenly with the glaze. Add 1 cup of the tomatoes in the skillet.
- Place the skillet in the oven.
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. The chicken has to reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
- Top each chicken with mozzarella cheese. Then broil for 2-3 minutes, or until the cheese has melted completely.
- Serve immediately, drizzled with the balsamic reduction from the pan and garnished with basil and cherry tomato if desired.
Notes
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Can you use boneless thighs?
Thank you
Stephanie
Yes you can!
Beautiful dish packed full of flavour. Thank you so much for this. Highly recommended.
I’m so happy to know that you enjoy this recipe!!! This is awesome! Thanks for stopping by.
Made this for dinner last night and it was delicious and oh so easy.
I over cooked the chicken but it still had very good flavour and needed the balsamic drizzle for sure. I suggest you keep an eye on your chicken to make sure you don’t overcook!
I didn’t know what to serve this with so I used long spaghetti and fried it in garlic and olive oil then served the Caprese Chicken over it.
My husband and son said I should make it again but don’t overcook the chicken next time and maybe reduce the sugar for the glaze. I don’t like tomatoes so I didn’t add to my plate. My husband thought the tomatoes were too sweet (can you believe it?).
I think this would be a nice entree when company is coming as it looks and tastes like it’s complicated but is actually fairly simple.
I did not cover the pan in the oven but might try that next time to see if it helps (unless you think that would be wrong?)
Thank you for posting this recipe, it’s two thumbs up in our home and I will make it until I get the chicken moist as well as flavourful.
We had this tonight. I used chicken breast tenderloins instead of thighs. It was delicious, light and fresh for summer.
So happy to hear that!