Description
Chicken Caprese Sheet Pan is a super quick and spectacular one-pan meal that’s ready in 30 minutes. This simple dish looks and tastes amazing but it is actually very easy to make and only requires a few ingredients.
Ingredients
1lb chicken tenderloins
6 oz cherry tomatoes
4 oz mozzarella pearls
3 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp pesto
1 tsp olive oil
Balsamic glaze
Fresh basil leaves
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with oil.
- In a large bowl combine mayo and pesto. Add chicken tenders and stir around to coat. The mayo coating will make the chicken moist on the inside and crispy on the outside.
- In a small bowl combine cherry tomatoes and olive oil. Sprinkle with some kosher or sea salt and stir to coat.
- Place the chicken on the prepared baking sheet so that the tenders don’t touch each other. Arrange cherry tomatoes around the chicken. Season with freshly ground pepper.
- Place the baking sheet in the over for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken turns slightly golden and the tomatoes look soft and slightly blistered.
- Take the baking sheet out of the oven, sprinkle with mozzarella pearls, drizzle with balsamic glaze and sprinkle with chopped basil leaves.
- Serve hot or cold, on the bed of arugula lightly dressed with olive oil and lemon, or with a side of roasted veggies.
Notes
For pesto, you can use homemade or store bought kind. I like Kirkland (Costco brand) or Barilla (found in most grocery stores).
The balsamic glaze I use is from Trader Joe’s. Some balsamic glazes contain sugar so if you’d like this dish to be truly keto, I recommend checking the label or making your own sugar-free reduction (see blog post for instructions).
Chicken Caprese Sheet Pan is a super quick and spectacular one-pan meal that’s ready in 30 minutes. This simple dish looks and tastes amazing but it is actually very easy to make and only requires a few ingredients.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: dinner
Keywords: sheet pan dinner, chicken caprese