Air Fryer Chicken Caprese with Bruschetta Salad and Scallion Pesto
This air fried caprese chicken is juicy, cheesy, and herby, the bruschetta salad is fresh and bright, and the scallion parsley pesto has a kick of lemon and heat that brings everything together.
Servings 3
Ingredients
- 3 boneless chicken breasts pounded out to an even thickness
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Olive oil cooking spray
- 3 large slices tomato halved
- 3 ½-inch slices mozzarella
Bruschetta Salad Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups diced tomato
- ¼ cup roughly chopped fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons diced yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Scallion and Parsley Pesto Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley
- ½ cup roughly chopped scallion white and green parts
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup grated parmesan
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
Air Fried Chicken Caprese Instructions:
- Sprinkle chicken with herbs, salt and pepper on both sides.
- Spray both sides of the chicken with cooking spray.
- Place in the air fryer basket.
- Air fryer at 380 degrees for 5 minutes. Flip, and fry for an additional 5 minutes. The chicken should register at about 160 degrees. Top with tomato, and mozzarella. Fry again for 3 minutes, or until chicken registers 165 degrees.
Bruschetta Salad Instructions:
- Combine all of the ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Serve with chicken.
Scallion and Parsley Pesto Instructions:
- Place all of the ingredients in a mini-food processor or high-powered blender.
- Process until smooth.
- Drizzle over chicken.