If you love Caprese salad, you will adore this Strawberry Balsamic Chicken too. It's topped with fresh strawberries, chopped basil, mozzarella cheese and a balsamic vinegar glaze. Serve with your favorite sides.
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 c. balsamic vinegar, divided
salt and pepper, to taste
1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled, washed and roughly chopped
4 oz. fresh mozzarella ball (or shredded mozzarella), roughly chopped
1/4 c. chopped fresh basil
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place chicken breasts and 1/2 c. balsamic in a ziplock bag. Refrigerate for at least 5 minutes or up to 5 hours.
When ready to cook the chicken, place chicken in a baking dish; pour remaining vinegar on top; season chicken generously with salt and pepper.
Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and is no longer pink inside.
While chicken is baking, bring the remaining 1/2 c. vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; reduce heat to medium-low; simmer for about 10 minutes, or until reduced by half; remove; set aside.
In a small bowl, stir together strawberries, mozzarella and basil to make a Caprese topping.
When the chicken is ready, transfer to individual serving dishes; top with the strawberry Caprese topping and drizzle with the reduced balsamic vinegar.
4 servings.