Caprese Chicken Pasta
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A quick and easy 20-minute weeknight pasta dish featuring tender sautéed chicken breast tossed with burst cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, and creamy diced mozzarella in a glossy pan sauce.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Sauté seasoned chicken breast slices in olive oil, then set aside. → Gently cook garlic and cherry tomatoes in the same pan on low heat until tomatoes burst. → Toss the pasta, chicken, and reserved pasta water in the skillet over high heat to emulsify the sauce. → Stir in freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, then turn off the heat. → Mix in hand-torn fresh basil and diced mozzarella right before serving.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Sauté seasoned chicken breast slices in olive oil, then set aside. → Gently cook garlic and cherry tomatoes in the same pan on low heat until tomatoes burst. → Toss the pasta, chicken, and reserved pasta water in the skillet over high heat to emulsify the sauce. → Stir in freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, then turn off the heat. → Mix in hand-torn fresh basil and diced mozzarella right before serving.
Introduction
A quick and easy 20-minute weeknight pasta dish featuring tender sautéed chicken breast tossed with burst cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, and creamy diced mozzarella in a glossy pan sauce.
Step 1
Heat about 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Step 2
Season the thinly sliced chicken breast with salt and black pepper, then add it to the hot skillet.
Step 3
Sauté the chicken until it develops some color and is cooked all the way through, then transfer it to a clean plate and set aside.
Step 4
Lower the skillet heat to medium-low, add the chopped garlic to sizzle for a few seconds, and drizzle a tiny bit more olive oil if needed.
Step 5
Add the halved cherry tomatoes into the skillet. Cook them gently on low heat to let them burst and release their juices while you cook the pasta in boiling salted water (cook 1 minute shy of package instructions).
Ingredients List
Important Notes
Always reserve some pasta cooking water before draining; the starch in the water is essential for creating a glossy pan sauce that clings to the pasta.
Add the fresh mozzarella and basil only at the very end after turning off the heat to keep the basil fragrant and prevent the mozzarella from melting completely into a single clump.
Thinly slicing the chicken breast ensures it cooks extremely quickly, keeping this a true 20-minute meal.
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