Name: Cheesy Chicken Caprese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 3/8" thickness; 4 teaspoons Stacey Hawkins Roasted Garlic Oil; 2 teaspoons Stacey Hawkins Tuscan Fantasy Seasoning; 1 C chopped tomatoes (can be fresh or canned and well drained); 8 Tablespoons (1/2 C) lowfat mozzarella cheese, shredded; fresh basil for garnish if desired

Cheesy Chicken Caprese

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 3/8" thickness
4 teaspoons Stacey Hawkins Roasted Garlic Oil
2 teaspoons Stacey Hawkins Tuscan Fantasy Seasoning
1 C chopped tomatoes (can be fresh or canned and well drained)
8 Tablespoons (1/2 C) lowfat mozzarella cheese, shredded
fresh basil for garnish if desired

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Directions

Preheat oven to 350° F
Pound chicken into 3/8" thickness. The easiest way to do this is to place one breast in a large plastic bag and hit with the back of a small frying pan. Be careful to do this on a cutting board, or other safe surface. You do not want to crack your countertops!
Add oil to a large, oven-safe frying pan (no plastic handles!) and place over medium-high heat.
Season each chicken breast with 1/2 teaspoon of Tuscan Fantasy seasoning. When the oil is hot, place chicken in the pan.
Cook chicken for 5-7 minutes one one side then flip to the other side. Cook an additional 5 minutes more.
Turn the stove off. Scoop 1/4 C tomatoes on to the top of each chicken breast.
Sprinkle 2 T mozzarella and an additional pinch of Tuscan Fantasy Seasoning over each chicken breast.
Place in the oven for 7-10 minutes until chicken is fully cooked and cheese is melty. Verify temp with meat thermometer. Chicken should be 165 degrees F.
Remove from oven and sprinkle with fresh basil or other herbs if desired. Serve hot with your favorite side dish

Recipe Notes & Optavia Counts

Serving Size 6 oz. chicken with 1/4 C tomatoes and 2 T cheese

0 - Lean

1 - Leaner

0 - Leanest

1/2 - Green

3 - Condiments

1 - Healthy Fat

Stacey Hawkins the Queen of Lean and Green Recipes, Optavia Recipes and Low Carb Recipes presents this quick and easy recipe for Cheesy Chicken Caprese to help you stay on your low carb diet or Optavia diet. Great for people trying to lose weight by eating right, those following diabetic recipes, people wanting low carb recipes and especially those who are on the Optavia 5 & 1 recipes diet. More recipes at staceyhawkins.com

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