Acorn Farm
Sheet Pan Caprese Chicken

Sheet Pan Caprese Chicken
Serves 4

This recipe makes dinner a snap using our Secret Speedy Technique #1: The Sheet Pan. A sheet pan dinner utilizes oven roasting to create healthy dinner options quickly and easily. This caprese chicken is juicy and seasoned with fresh lemon juice, then stuffed with fresh mozzarella cheese and tomato slices. Since the broccoli and chicken had slighlty different roasting times, we used a separate sheet pan for the broccoli. Spread the broccoli out on the pan to ensure that it will roast properly and not simply steam. This recipe couldn't be easier to execute, and creates a tasty, colorful, and healthy dinner.

Chicken Caprese Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 small lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
12 oz fresh mozzarella cheese "log," halved 1/4" slices
3 tomatoes, halved slices
6-7 fresh basil leaves, chiffonade for garnish

Roasted Broccoli Ingredients:
1/2 lb broccoli, cut into florets
olive oil for roasting
kosher salt, pepper, to taste

Garnish:
3 green onions, sliced

Multi-Cooker Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Deeply score the chicken breasts every 1-inch along the top of each breast.

3. Rub the scored chicken breasts with the oregano, Kosher salt, and black pepper. Then drizzle with fresh lemon juice and olive oil.

4. Place a slice of the fresh mozzarella and tomato into each cut of the breast.

5. Add another sprinkling of Kosher salt, black pepper and a final drizzle of olive oil.

6. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees F.

7. Meanwhile, prepare the broccoli by tossing in olive oil and sprinkling with Kosher salt and black pepper. Spread out in a single layer on another sheet pan, and roast in the oven with the chicken for the final 15-20 minutes.

 

Ingredients

Score Chicken

Drizzle with lemon, olive oil, oregano , and salt and pepper

Place mozzarella and tomato slices inside the scored chicken

Roasted chicken

Broccoli ready to roast

Roasted broccoli