A simple Grilled Chicken Caprese Lunch Bowl with avocado recipe for summer. Served with lettuce and cherry tomatoes and cheese.
Grilled Chicken Caprese Lunch Bowl
Needing a light meal that is healthy and simple to make? Then get this recipe for a grilled chicken caprese lunch bowl with avocado and cherry tomatoes. Quick and a stovetop cook and oven grilled chicken, topped with parmesan cheese. A caprese salad tossed with spiced tomatoes and cubed mozzarella cheese on lettuce and garnished with basil leaves. Makes a lunch or dinner for four. Spring or summer time, you do not want to be slaving over the stove. This will be a tasty light meal for the family with healthy avocado and tomato dressed with simple virgin olive oil. Get the step by step instructions to make this a success.
FAQ’s
What cheese goes best with grilled chicken?
Grilled chicken can be topped with parmesan or chèvre and even some mozzarella cheese. Used chicken with parmesan in this recipe as it pairs well.
What goes with caprese chicken?
Caprese chicken is great on its own, especially when you eating a good serving of cherry tomatoes and avocado all spiced with a good portion of a chicken breast. It is a healthy serving for a light lunch.
What kind of tomatoes are best for Caprese salad?
Any type of red tomatoes such as beefsteak, or smaller tomatoes. Use cherry or grape, roma, or sungold tomatoes. Sliced or cut in half.
Ingredients for Grilled Chicken Caprese Lunch Bowl
- chicken breasts: skinned and whole or sliced in half.
- red cherry tomatoes: or yellow and red cherry tomatoes.
- fresh basil leaves and lettuce: optional to use arugula leaves.
- avocados: ripe fresh healthy avocado.
- salt, ground black pepper: Himalayan salt or any kosher salt.
- garlic powder: For the spicing of the chicken.
- dried Italian herbs: Brings out the flavor.
- lemon pepper: To sprinkle on the avocado and tomatoes.
- olive oil: virgin olive oil for cooking the chicken breasts in and a healthy dressing for the salad. Or a balsamic reduction.
- Parmesan and mozzarella cheese: Parmesan on the chicken to grill and small cubed mozzarella in the tomatoes.
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4 chicken breasts
red cherry tomatoes and avocado
lettuce leaves and basil leaves
Parmesan and mozzarella cheese and virgin olive oil
How To make a Grilled Chicken Caprese Lunch Bowl
STEP 1. On the stovetop heat up a pan, or cast iron pan. Preheat the grill in the oven.
STEP 2. Oil the chicken and then spice the chicken breasts with a mix of salt and garlic powder and pepper and Italian herbs.
STEP 3. Sauté your chicken breasts, in an oiled sauce pan or skillet. Should take about 4-5 minutes a side. (depending on the thickness of the breasts, or slice them in half for a shorter cook time)
STEP 4. Place the chicken on the grilling pan, grill for about 2 minutes, then sprinkle some parmesan cheese over the top of the chicken and grill for about 2 minutes until the cheese has melted.
STEP 5. While this is all grilling cut the red cherry tomatoes in half, salt and pepper them. Cut up the mozzarella into small cubes or thin slices to mix with the tomato. Add a little Italian herbs and toss all together.
STEP 6. Cut the avocado in half or quarters and peel it. You can slice it or keep larger pieces for the dish. Spice with lemon pepper and salt.
STEP 7. Once the chicken has finished grilling, slice them up for serving. Place in four separate bowls. Toss the tomatoes. Share the tomatoes in the four bowls, on a few lettuce leaves. Place the avocado in each bowl.
Garnish with basil leaves and top with a drizzle of olive oil. Serve this summer light lunch for a filling and protein rich meal. No need to eat any other sides with this meal. Use a reduced balsamic reduction for the dressing as an alternative.
A delicious filling and healthy light lunch with proteins and veggies with avocado.
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Grilled Chicken Caprese Lunch Bowl
A simple Grilled Chicken Caprese Lunch Bowl with avocado recipe for summer. Served with lettuce and cherry tomatoes and cheese.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 25 min
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: lunch, dinner
- Method: Stovetop cooking
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, grilled.
- 3 cups of cherry tomatoes, sliced.
- handful of fresh basil leaves and lettuce
- 2 –3 whole avocados
- 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon of dried Italian herbs
- 1 teaspoon of lemon pepper
- olive oil for dressing and cooking or balsamic reduction.
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 100 grams of mozzarella cheese cut into small cubes or thin slices.
Instructions
- On the stovetop heat up a pan, or cast iron pan.
- Oil the chicken and then spice the chicken breasts with salt and garlic powder and pepper and Italian herbs.
- Sauté your chicken breasts, in a sauce pan or skillet, oiled with some olive oil. Should take about 4-5 minutes a side. (depending on the thickness of the breasts, or slice them in half for a shorter cook time)
- Preheat the grill in the oven. Place the chicken on the grilling pan, grill for about 2 minutes, then sprinkle some parmesan cheese over the top of the chicken and grill for about 2 minutes until the cheese has melted.
- While this is all grilling cut the red cherry tomatoes in half, salt and pepper them. Cut the mozzarella into small cubes or thin slices. Add a little Italian herbs and toss all together.
- Cut the avocado in half and peel it. You can slice it or keep larger pieces for the dish. Spice with lemon pepper and salt.
- Once the chicken has finished grilling, slice them up for serving. Place in four separate bowls. Toss the tomatoes on a few lettuce leaves. Share the tomatoes and cheese mix in the four bowls. Place the avocado in each bowl.
- Garnish with basil leaves and top with a drizzle of olive oil.
- Serve this summer light lunch for a filling and protein rich meal.
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