Best 5 Chicken Basil Italiano Recipes

ITALIAN SAUTEED ROSEMARY BASIL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place sliced chicken breasts in a zip lock bag, add the lemon juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil, oregano, basil, and parsley.
• Marinate overnight or at least 3 hours. Pour out the lemon juice best as you can before saute the chicken.
• In a large fry pan, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and 2 tablespoons canola oil. Add the garlic, chicken, and rosemary.
• Saute chicken on both sides until nicely browned around 5 minutes on each side or until juices run clear.
• Add the fresh basil and toss. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste. Drizzle with rest of olive oil and seasonings you like.
• Perfect to top a garden salad, chicken salads or as your entree with a side of vegetables.

CHICKEN PENNE ITALIANO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the penne pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, and reserve pasta.
• Whisk the cornstarch and chicken broth together in a bowl until smooth. Set aside until needed.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and chicken; stir and cook until the chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear, about 10 minutes. Stir in the onion, and green and red peppers; cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth mixture and wine, if desired, and season with oregano and basil. Stir in the cooked pasta, and simmer over medium heat until thoroughly heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve garnished with Parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN BASIL ITALIANO

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat olive oil. Reserve 1/2 a teaspoons of the basil.
• Sprinkle chicken with a combination of the basil, salt and pepper.
• Saute till chicken is nicely browned on both sides.
• Remove chicken and keep warm on a plate.
• Add butter saute, onions, mushrooms, and garlic till tender.
• Add tomatoes, broth, 1/2 teaspoons basil, red pepper flakes to skillet.
• Bring to a boil and add chicken. Let simmer for about 15 minutes, or until the chicken is done.
• If you need to you can thicken sauce with mixing flour and water together.
• Serve over cooked spaghetti and top with fresh parmesan.

ITALIAN CHICKEN WITH HAM, BASIL & BEANS

Steps:

• Season the chicken thighs all over with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pinch off 8 sprigs from the basil (about 3 leaves each per sprig) and lay one on top of each chicken thigh. Wrap each thigh in a piece of ham, with the ends tucked underneath.
• Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Heat the oil in a large roasting tin over two of the burners on the hob. Add the chicken and fry for about 4 mins or until the ham is just crisped and the chicken is lightly golden. Turn and repeat.
• Meanwhile, cut the garlic bulbs in half around the middle and halve the tomatoes if small, quarter them if they're big. Pick the leaves from the rest of the basil. Once the chicken has browned on both sides, add all of the tomatoes, half of the basil and the wine. Season then cover with foil and leave to cook slowly in the oven for 40 mins.
• Take out of the oven and turn the heat up to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Remove the foil from the pan and stir the beans into the tomatoey juices. Return to the oven, uncovered, for 30 mins until the tomatoes, chicken and garlic are starting to crisp around the edges and the chicken is very tender. Just before serving, tear the remaining basil roughly then stir through or scatter over the pan.

LEMON BASIL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts on a cutting board. Flatten slightly using the smooth side of a meat mallet. Dust both sides lightly with flour.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until bubbling. Saute chicken breasts until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side. Add chicken stock, lemon juice, basil, and lemon zest. Cover and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a warm platter. Cover loosely to keep warm. Boil remaining liquid over high heat, uncovered, until reduced to 1/2 cup. Spoon sauce over chicken.