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Caprese Hasselback Chicken

Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 4, 6 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts even in size
  • 1/2 cup fresh pesto sauce
  • sea salt and black pepper to taste
  • 6 oz fresh mozzarella cheese sliced into ¼-inch slices
  • 3 ripe Roma tomatoes cut into slices
  • fresh basil leaves for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees f.
  • Lightly grease a baking dish with avocado oil or olive oil.
  • Pat your chicken dry using a paper towel.
  • To prepare the Hasselback chicken, cut into each chicken breast crosswise but not all the way through as shown in the photos.
  • Make about 5 slits in each breast that will fit your caprese fillings.
  • Season lightly with sea salt and pepper and add a big dollop of pesto sauce on each chicken breast.
  • Rub the sauce into the slits and on both sides to completely cover with the pesto, then transfer your chicken to your prepared baking dish in a single layer, cut side up, as shown.
  • Start assembling by inserting into the slits of your chicken one slice of mozzarella followed by one slice of tomato.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees f.
  • Garnish with fresh basil and serve while hot.