Caprese Chicken Breasts

This chicken recipe is great any time of the year, but it is especially flavorful when you have garden fresh tomatoes and basil.  

Marinating the chicken is optional, but it will give your chicken a great flavor.

Ingredients

2/3 c. Italian salad dressing
2 tsp. chicken seasoning
2 tsp. Italian seasoning
4 boneless chicken breasts, with the skin removed
Salt and pepper
1 Tbs. olive oil
1 Tbs. butter
1 tomato cut into 1/4-inch slices
8 oz. mozzarella sliced into 1/4 inch slices, or shredded
1/4 c. fresh basil 

Directions

Combine Italian salad dressing, chicken seasoning and Italian seasoning in a large resealable bag or a bowl.  Marinate the chicken in the refrigerator for 4 to 6 hours.  Remove chicken when ready to cook and drain off marinade.  

Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper if desired.

Heat olive oil and butter in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Carefully add chicken to the skillet. Cover the skillet with a lid and cook until the bottom of the chicken turns golden brown. This takes about 10 minutes.

Turn the chicken over. Place a slice of tomato on each chicken, then Mozzarella. 

Season the top of the cheese with salt and pepper.

Cover the skillet with a lid. Cook until the chicken is done, and the cheese is melted. Insert a thermometer into the thickest part of the chicken. The internal temperature of the chicken should read 165°  for it to be safe to eat. This will take at least 10 minutes more cooking time.

Top each chicken with fresh basil before serving.