Name: Sous Vide Chicken Breast Caprese Board
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts; 1 tbsp Italian seasoning; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 0.5 tsp freshly ground salt; 0.5 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil; 150 g baby spinach; 250 g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved; 200 g punnet grape tomatoes, halved; 220 g cherry bocconcini, drained; Fennel salt OR Tuscan seasoning OR Montreal seasoning; Fresh pita pockets, to serve, basil flavour if desired; 115 g mayonnaise; 95 g Greek yoghurt; 2.5 tbsp basil pesto; 0.25 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

To sous vide the chicken, fill a large pot or container (for larger quantities use a cooler box) with water and set the sous vide to 74°C/165°F for cooked through.

Place the chicken breasts and all extra ingredients in a large resealable bag, tossing the ingredients around a little to coat the chicken evenly. Remove as much air as possible from the resealable bag without completely closing it. Lower the bag into the pot filled with water. Due to the water pressure the air in the bag will release – when there is no air in the bag completely close it. Peg the top of the bag to the edge to stop the sealed part of the bag from going under the water. If using a vacuum sealer, vacuum seal the meat in the bag, but no need to peg it to the side. Make sure the meat in the bag is completely submerged under the water and cook for 1 hour, up to 4 hours.

Preheat a cast iron skillet/Scanpan/frying pan over high heat or heat up the barbecue. Remove the chicken breasts and sear a minute or two on each side to give them a crispy, caramelised edge. Slice and serve immediately on a board with the caprese salad and pesto dressing.

To prepare the Caprese salad, arrange all ingredients on a board, sprinkling the bocconcini balls with seasoning just before serving.

To make the pesto dressing, combine all ingredients in a screw top jar and shake well.

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Shawna

2025-07-30

delicious for a lunch, light dinner, we even took it on a picnic and it worked so well! 5 stars!
Ingrid

2025-07-30

This is delicious. The sauce is so tasty! I did everything exactly as the recipe except a different chicken spice rub – we added a spicy sauce as well as most of the seasonings listed to make it more of a marinade. Really quick & easy entertaining idea, will be making again!
Mrs Gusto’s Test Kitchen says

2025-06-12

This recipe is perfect – 5 star rating.

Sous Vide Chicken Breast Caprese Board