Pesto Caprese Chicken Skillet

Pesto caprese chicken skillet is a fast and flavorful one-pan recipe with juicy chicken breasts, cherry tomatoes, basil pesto, balsamic glaze, and melted mozzarella. This skillet dinner is easy to make and perfect for busy weeknights or pasta night with a twist.

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Ingredients

2 chicken breast butterflied
3 tbsp Olive oil for pan frying
Salt & Pepper to taste
2 tbsp Badia Complete Seasoning
2 tbsp Magic Poultry Seasoning
1 pint cherry tomatoes
2/4 cup water
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp minced garlic
2 tbsp basil pesto
2 tsp arrow starch or corn starch to thicken
Mozzarella slices for each piece of chicken
Fresh basil chopped

Instructions

Wash and pat dry your chicken, then butterfly by cutting lengthwise
Add oil to skillet and heat. Place chicken in skillet to cook, season one side with Badia, magic, and S&P to taste. Let cook for 6 minutes, flip and season that side and let cook.
In a bowl, mix together water, balsamic vinegar, honey, pesto, minced garlic, and corn starch.
In the skillet did in the tomatoes and pour on the sauce and cover.
Let it cook 5-10 minutes until tomatoes are blistered and the sauce has thickened.
Top each chicken with cheese, let it melt and sprinkle with fresh basil!
Enjoy by itself or with a side of pasta!