This delicious Pesto Chicken Caprese recipe is the perfect summertime supper if you’re searching for something flavorful, healthy, and quick. To make an incredibly tasty dinner in under 30 minutes that combines fresh ingredients such as tomatoes, fresh basil, spinach, juicy chicken, and walnuts is always a winner! Pesto Chicken Caprese includes our favorite Caprese salad components for a simple evening dinner or weekend get-together. Thinly sliced boneless chicken breasts are grilled before being served with homemade pesto, sweet tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella. Undoubtedly one of the easiest dinners you can prepare, and we’ll teach you how to do it!

Let’s Make Pesto Chicken Caprese

Homemade pesto comes first! It’s quite simple to make, and if you have an abundance of fresh basil at this time of year, it’s a terrific way to use it up. Since fresh basil is a particularly potent herb, we replaced half of the basil in our recipe with fresh baby spinach. Even so, the basil flavor still comes through. Although store-bought pesto might be delicious, nothing can match the flavor of handmade pesto. And considering how quick and easy it is to make, it is definitely worthwhile!

Grab The pesto Ingredients

• Spinach
• Basil
• Walnuts
• Garlic
• Lemon Juice
• Olive oil
• Salt & Pepper

To make the pesto, combine the spinach, basil, walnuts, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a food processor and pulse. You’ll notice after pulsing a few times that the mixture is coarse. The next step is to add olive oil. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil until emulsified. Your pesto is now ready to serve. Now let’s move on to preparing the chicken!

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Thinly sliced chicken breast 
• Olive oil
• Tomatoes
• Fresh mozzarella cheese

We love cooking the chicken on an outdoor grill, but if you do not have access to a grill, you can cook the chicken in a pan on the stovetop or in the oven at 375℉ until fully cooked. If grilling,  oil the grill grates, and then preheat the grill to medium heat. Pat the chicken dry and brush with olive oil. Grill the chicken on each side for 5 minutes or until the internal temperature, reaches 165°. Here comes the most delicious part of the recipe! During the last few minutes of cooking, spoon some of the pesto onto each chicken breast, add a slice of tomato, and top with two pieces of mozzarella. Close the lid to allow the cheese to become soft. Remove the chicken from the grill and add some chopped basil on top and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve and enjoy!

( For your reference, we took the chicken off the grill so that you could see the photo process clearly.)

 More Easy Chicken Dinner Favorites

• Greek Chicken Salad
• Sheet Pan Chicken Gyros
• Skillet Mediterranean Chicken
• Chicken Souvlaki

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