Caprese chicken with warm tomato salad and herbed couscous. Combining classic Italian flavors with balsamic flavored tomatoes and fluffy herbed couscous, this delicious take on caprese salad is easy to make and requires minimal prep. It’s undoubtedly a brilliant recipe to create healthy gourmet meal at home.
Intellisteam from Morphy Richards uses smart technology to help you cook an entire meal with different types of food all at the same time. This 6.8L intelligent electric steamer comes with three individual cooking chambers featuring BPA Free plastic and stainless steel steaming baskets, and eight pre-programmed cooking functions including keep warm so you can eat healthy without compromising on taste. I am partnering with Morphy Richards Australia to bring you this amazingly delicious caprese chicken with warm tomato salad and herbed couscous recipe.Without a doubt, perfectly cooked chicken, blistered cherry tomatoes & fluffy couscous make this a dinner winner.
How to make caprese chicken with Morphy Richards Intellisteam
To cook this chicken in intellisteam, first, you’ll need to line the rear container with aluminum foil. Make sure the foil covers the bottom and sides of the steaming basket. Place two small chicken breasts in the foil. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning on both sides. You’ll also need to place mozzarella slices and tomato slices on chicken.
The warm tomato salad all about delicious cherry tomatoes combined with a beautiful mixture of minced garlic, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and a touch of salt and pepper. All you need to do is place all the ingredients in one of the small pots, and this pot goes into the front container.
Alongside chicken and cherry tomatoes, you can also cook the herbed couscous in the other small pot. Just season couscous with salt, sprinkle with herbs, and pour in enough water. When ready, water will be absorbed and you just need to fluff up the couscous with a fork.
Perfectly cheesy steamed chicken + deliciously warm tomato salad + fluffy couscous = the lip-smacking dinner made in under 30 minutes.
Caprese Chicken with Warm Tomato Salad | Video
Ingredients
Caprese chicken:
- 2 small chicken breasts
- 2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 4 mozzarella slices
- 4 tomato slices
- Salt and pepper to taste
Warm tomato salad:
- 2 punnets cherry tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoon chopped green chilies optional
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- Salt and pepper to taste
- A handful of fresh rocket arugula
Herbed couscous:
- 100 g couscous
- 90 ml water
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Caprese chicken:
- Place aluminium foil in the rear container of Intellisteam so it will cover the bottom and sides of the container. Put the chicken breasts side by side on foil. Sprinkle both sides with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Top with mozzarella slices and tomatoes. Set aside.
Warm tomato salad:
- Place cherry tomatoes in the small pot. Add minced garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and chilies (if using). Season with salt and pepper. Stir to coat the tomatoes in vinegar and oil. Set aside.
Herbed couscous:
- Place couscous in the small pot. Pour in water. Add Italian seasoning. Stir to combine. Top with parsley. Set aside.
Cook:
- Place the chicken in the rear compartment of Intellisteam. Position the dividing wall in the front container. Place the small pots in the front compartments. Cover both containers with lids.Set the time for chicken using the poultry preset (28 minutes) and adjust to 24 minutes. Set the time for cherry tomatoes using the leaf and pod preset (16 minutes) and adjust to 12 minutes. Set the time for couscous using the rice preset (40 minutes) and adjust to 24 minutes. Press the Start/Pause button.
- When ready, add the rocket leaves to tomato salad and garnish chicken with basil leaves. Fluff the couscous up with a fork. Garnish with basil leaves if you like.
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