Caprese Chicken with Bacon
Shared with me by: Pat K B (Mark's mom)
Ingredients
- 8 bacon strips (center cut)
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
- 1 Tbls. olive oil or garlic infused olive oil
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1/4 t. pepper
- 2 plum tomatoes, sliced
- 6 fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced (more if desired)
- 4 slices mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Place bacon on a lightly greased 15 x10 x1-inch baking pan. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes, or until partially cooked, but not crisp (if cooked too long, it will not bend to wrap around chicken). Remove to paper towels to drain.
Place chicken in a lightly greased 13 x 9-in. baking pan; brush with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with tomato slice(s) and basil. Wrap each chicken breast in two bacon strips, arranging bacon in a crisscross.
Bake uncovered at 400° for 35 - 40 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 170 degrees.
Top with cheese; bake 1 minute longer or until melted.