Air Fryer Caprese Chicken is a 30 minute meal made with boneless chicken breasts stuffed with mozzarella cheese and tomatoes. The delicious chicken recipe is finished off with fresh basil and a balsamic glaze.
This Italian inspired chicken dinner is great to make any time but I love to make it especially in the summer when tomatoes are fresh and the air fryer keeps me from heating up the kitchen!
Ingredient List
- Boneless Chicken Breasts
- Tomato
- Mozzarella
- Basil
- Olive Oil
- Seasonings – salt, pepper, Italian seasoning & garlic powder
- Balsamic Vinegar + Brown Sugar OR store-bought balsamic glaze
What to cook with Caprese Chicken
I like to serve my caprese chicken with a simple pasta seasoned with olive oil, salt and pepper and some air fryer garlic bread!
Or, if I’m being good and watching my carb intake, I like to make a batch of Air Fryer Broccoli that is seasoned simply with lemon, salt, pepper and garlic powder. I’m also looking into trying this recipe I found for Air Fryer Frozen Broccoli for when I don’t have fresh.
Consider these mere suggestions, feel free to mix it up.
How to store leftovers
Store leftover caprese chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days or in the freezer up to three months.
How to make Stuffed Caprese Chicken
Start by preparing the balsamic glaze. If you don’t want to make this yourself, skip this step.
After the balsamic reduction is set aside, we will prep the chicken.
Dry the chicken and if the pieces are uneven, pound them to as equal in size as you can get for equal cooking.
Because we are stuffing the chicken instead of just layering it, we are making 4-5 slits on each boneless breast. This is similar in method to when we did the broccoli cheese stuffed chicken in the air fryer.
Season the surface of the chicken as well as inside the slits we made.
Place chicken in the air fryer basket.
Add a little oil to the chicken. You can do this with an olive oil spray or by brushing it on with a pastry brush.
Air fry the chicken breasts for 6 minutes on each side for a total of 12 minutes.
Stuff the slits with the mozzarella cheese and tomato slices.
Air fry for 2 more minutes or so, just until the cheese is melted.
Just before serving, drizzle with the balsamic glaze and garnish with fresh basil.
Air Fryer Caprese Chicken
