Chicken caprese grain bowl
Serves: 2
Prep time: 25 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Gareth Morgans
Chicken caprese grain bowl
Tomato, mozzarella and basil is a classic combination for a reason. Our take on the Italian caprese salad adds in charred chicken strips and bulgur wheat for a nourishing meal
Serves: 2
Prep time: 25 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
596Kcal
Fat
15gr
Saturates
3gr
Carbs
66gr
Sugars
11gr
Fibre
6gr
Protein
46gr
Salt
0.6gr
Abigail Spooner
Abi is our Senior Food Producer. An obsessive foodie with a sweet tooth, she is happiest when baking and is a firm believer that there is always room for dessert (preferably following a big bowl of pasta)
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Abigail Spooner
Abi is our Senior Food Producer. An obsessive foodie with a sweet tooth, she is happiest when baking and is a firm believer that there is always room for dessert (preferably following a big bowl of pasta)
See more of Abigail Spooner’s recipes
Ingredients
- 100g bulgur wheat
- 1½ tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1½ tsp
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp clear honey
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 small red onion, sliced
- 2 skinless chicken breast fillets
- 150g mixed cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ x 30g pack basil, leaves picked
- 75g lighter mozzarella, drained
Step by step
- Rinse the bulgur wheat then cook in salted boiling water for 8-10 minutes or until just tender. Drain, place in a large bowl and cover to keep warm.
- Whisk together 1½ tablespoons of oil, the vinegar, honey and garlic with some seasoning in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Heat ½ teaspoon of oil in the same pan you used for the bulgur and cook the red onion with a splash of water for 6-8 minutes, until softened. Add to the bowl of bulgur wheat.
- Place the chicken breasts on a board, cover with a piece of baking paper and bash with a rolling pin to an even 1-1.5cm thickness. Brush with 1 teaspoon of oil and season well. Cook on a hot griddle pan for about 4 minutes on each side, or until golden and cooked through. Transfer to a board and slice into strips.
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Stir the honey-balsamic dressing, the cherry tomatoes, chicken strips and most of the basil through the bulgur wheat; season to taste. Divide between bowls, tear over the mozzarella and scatter on the rest of the basil.Waste notFresh mozzarella doesn’t keep for long once opened, so if you’re not going to use it in the next two days, grate it coarsely and freeze, ready to scatter on pizzas or pasta bakes.
