Caprese Style Chicken Breasts And Mixed Pepper Medley

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 large chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, sliced in half widthwise (approx. 1 lb.)
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• black pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 roma tomatoes, sliced
• 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup basil, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 lbs bell peppers (red, yellow and green)
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup green olives, pitted and diced
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• kosher salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 season the chicken with salt and pepper.
• 3 heat the olive oil in a large, wide, oven proof skillet over medium heat.
• 4 add the garlic and chicken. cook the chicken for five minutes per side, turning once, or until golden.
• 5 sprinkle the crushed red chili flakes over the chicken and squeeze the lemon juice over the top.
• 6 top each piece of chicken with four roma tomato slices and ¼ of the shredded mozzarella.
• 7 transfer to the oven and bake until the chicken is cooked through and the cheese is golden (this will take approximately 15 minutes.).
• 8 remove from the oven and top with fresh basil.
• 9 to make the mixed pepper medley:.
• 10 heat the olive oil in a large, wide skillet over medium heat.
• 11 add the peppers and brown on each side.
• 12 stir in the garlic and cook for one minute.
• 13 add the green olives, reduce heat to low and cover.
• 14 cook the peppers for 20 minutes or until they are tender.
• 15 stir in the balsamic vinegar and add salt, to taste.
• 16 top the medley with a piece of chicken before serving.