**Chicken alla Fiorentina: A Tuscan Treat**
Chicken alla Fiorentina, also known as Pollo alla Fiorentina, is a classic Italian dish that embodies the culinary spirit of Tuscany. Originating from the vibrant city of Florence, this dish showcases the region's love for simple yet flavorful cooking. Chicken alla Fiorentina features tender chicken breasts or thighs pan-fried until golden brown and then simmered in a rich and creamy sauce made with spinach, mushrooms, and a hint of white wine. The addition of heavy cream creates a velvety texture, while Parmesan cheese adds a touch of nutty richness. This delectable dish is often served with pasta, polenta, or roasted potatoes, making it a hearty and satisfying meal. Discover the authentic flavors of Tuscany with our carefully curated collection of Chicken alla Fiorentina recipes, each offering a unique twist on this beloved dish. From traditional preparations to modern interpretations, our recipes provide a culinary journey that will transport you to the heart of Italy. Buon appetito!
DELICIOUS EASY CHICKEN FRANCESE
This is an easy and delicious recipe for Chicken Francese. It's great over pasta or rice or with a side of your favorite vegetable
Provided by Elaina
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 55m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Coat chicken with flour, then egg beat, then saute in a large skillet until almost cooked through. Drain on paper toweling.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- In a medium saucepan combine the wine, broth, parsley, salt and pepper to taste, butter or margarine and lemon juice over medium low heat. Stir together while heating slowly. When butter or margarine has melted, slowly stir in cornstarch until sauce thickens slightly. Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish and pour sauce over all.
- Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for about 10 to 15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 394.5 calories, Carbohydrate 19.7 g, Cholesterol 282.4 mg, Fat 18.2 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 35 g, SaturatedFat 9.3 g, Sodium 229.3 mg, Sugar 0.7 g
CHICKEN FLORENTINE STYLE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken in the flour to coat lightly. Shake off any excess flour. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook until brown, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a plate and tent with foil to keep it warm.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the same skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and garlic and saute until the shallots are translucent, stirring to scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the skillet, about 1 minute. Add the wine. Increase the heat to medium-high and boil until the liquid is reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Add the cream and boil until the sauce reduces by half, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Stir in the parsley. Season the sauce, to taste, with salt and pepper. Add the chicken and any accumulated juices to the sauce, and turn the chicken to coat in the sauce.
- Meanwhile, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in another large skillet over medium heat. Add the spinach and saute until heated through. Season the spinach, to taste, with salt and pepper. Arrange the spinach over a platter. Place the chicken atop the spinach. Pour the sauce over and serve.
CHICKEN FIRENZE
Chicken marinated in sherry and cooked with a wonderful stuffing. A bit tricky but so worth it. Not quite as bad as the nutritional facts say, since the marinade gets thrown away and using skinless breasts will cut down on the fat. Serve with fresh, steamed asparagus.
Provided by little_wing
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 35m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Pour 2 cups sherry into large shallow dish.
- Add chicken, turning to coat. Cover and marinate at least 3 hrs in fridge.
- Heat oil in large skillet over med. heat.
- Add garlic spinach, mushrooms, carrots, scallions, salt and pepper and remaining 2 tbs sherry.
- Cook and stir 3-5 minutes, until spinach is completely wilted. Cool completely.
- Place dressing in another small bowl and set aside.
- Combine breadcrumbs and cheese in another bowl and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade.
- Slice a pocket into side of each breast where they were originally attatched.
- Fill pockets with spinach mixture. Secure pockets with toothpicks.
- Coat each breast with dressing and dredge in breadcrumbs.
- Place chicken in single layer on greased 13x9 dish. Drizzle with remaining dressing.
- Cover and bake 15 minutes.
- Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer or until chicken is done.
- Remove toothpicks before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 664.9, Fat 39.4, SaturatedFat 8.5, Cholesterol 97.9, Sodium 1131.1, Carbohydrate 26.4, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 8.4, Protein 36.4
CHICKEN FRANCESE
Tyler Florence's Chicken Francese recipe from Food Network is similar to veal piccata: a lemony, sauteed chicken cutlet finished with a smooth white wine sauce.
Provided by Tyler Florence
Categories main-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Put the chicken breasts side by side on a cutting board and lay a piece of plastic wrap over them. Pound the chicken breasts with a flat meat mallet, until they are about 1/4-inch thick. Put some flour in a shallow platter and season with a fair amount of salt and pepper; mix with a fork to distribute evenly. In a wide bowl, beat the eggs with 3 tablespoons of water to make an egg wash. Heat the oil over medium-high flame in a large skillet.
- Dredge both sides of the chicken cutlets in the seasoned flour, and then dip them in the egg wash to coat completely, letting the excess drip off. When the oil is nice and hot, add the cutlets and fry for 2 minutes on each side until golden, turning once. Remove the chicken cutlets to a large platter in a single layer to keep warm.
- Toss the lemon slices into the pan and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until fragrant. Add the wine, broth, and lemon juice, simmer for 5 minutes to reduce the sauce slightly. Roll the butter in some flour and add it to the skillet, this will thicken the sauce. Stir to incorporate and dissolve the flour. Reduce the heat to medium-low and return the chicken to the pan; place the lemon slices on top of the cutlets. Simmer gently for 2 minutes to heat the chicken through. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with chopped parsley before serving.
CHICKEN FRANCESE
Chicken francese, sometimes called chicken French, is one of those rare restaurant dishes that's truly easy to cook at home. If you can make chicken cutlets, you can make this lemony, buttery recipe; the only difference is an easy pan sauce that brightens the whole plate. This version includes lemon slices browned in butter, which are pretty and tasty but entirely optional. Although the name suggests that it's a French or Italian dish ("Francese" means French in Italian), it's actually neither: Like spaghetti and meatballs, it's a mostly Italian-American invention. Serve with something starchy to soak up every drop of the sauce; pasta is traditional.
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories dinner, easy, weekday, weeknight, poultry, main course
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a wide, shallow bowl, whisk eggs, milk, salt and pepper until blended. Place the flour in a separate bowl. Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
- In a wide skillet, heat olive and vegetable oils over medium heat until shimmering.
- Working in batches to avoid crowding the pan, lightly dredge the chicken in flour and shake off any excess. Dip into egg batter, let excess batter drip back into the bowl and place in the skillet. Fry, turning once, until golden brown on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Adjust the heat as the cutlets cook so they brown slowly and evenly, with a steady bubbling. Transfer to the paper-towel-lined pan and repeat with remaining cutlets.
- When all cutlets are browned, remove the pan from the heat and pour off the oil. Wipe out the pan with paper towels. Return the pan to low heat.
- If making the lemon slices (if not, skip to Step 6 below): Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter and then scatter the lemon slices over the bottom of the pan. Cook, stirring gently occasionally, until the lemon slices are golden and browning around the edges, about 3 minutes. Scoop out the lemon slices and set them aside.
- Add 3 tablespoons of butter, the wine and lemon juice and bring to a boil. Boil until the liquid is syrupy, 3 to 4 minutes. Pour in the stock, bring to a boil and cook until thickened into a sauce, about 5 minutes. (It will thicken more when you add the cutlets.) Taste and adjust the seasonings with lemon, salt and pepper; it should be quite lemony and not too salty.
- Reduce the heat, tuck the cutlets into the pan and simmer very gently until the sauce is velvety and the chicken pieces are heated through, about 4 minutes. Turn the cutlets over occasionally in the sauce. Place the browned lemon slices on top. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve, spooning some of the sauce over each serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1129, UnsaturatedFat 54 grams, Carbohydrate 31 grams, Fat 79 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 66 grams, SaturatedFat 20 grams, Sodium 383 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 1 gram
CHICKEN FLORENTINE PIZZA
On pizza night, we like to switch things up with this chicken and spinach version. One taste of the ricotta cheese base and you won't miss traditional sauce one bit. -Phil Corder, Monroe, Louisiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°. Stir together Italian seasoning and garlic powder; toss with chicken. Spread ricotta cheese on pizza crust. Top with chicken, spinach and tomatoes. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Bake until crust is golden and cheese is melted, 10-15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 311 calories, Fat 11g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 65mg cholesterol, Sodium 423mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 28g protein.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients, especially for the chicken and the tomatoes. Fresh, ripe tomatoes will give your dish the best flavor.
- If you don't have a meat mallet, you can use a rolling pin or a heavy skillet to pound the chicken breasts thin.
- Don't overcrowd the pan when cooking the chicken. If you do, the chicken will steam instead of sear, and it won't have as much flavor.
- Cook the chicken over medium heat so that it has time to cook through without burning.
- If you're using a store-bought Alfredo sauce, be sure to doctor it up with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese and some salt and pepper.
- Serve the chicken immediately over the pasta with the Alfredo sauce. You can also garnish the dish with some fresh parsley or basil.
Conclusion:
Chicken Firenze is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. It is also a great way to use up leftover chicken. The combination of chicken, spinach, tomatoes, and Alfredo sauce is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy dinner, give Chicken Firenze a try. You won't be disappointed!
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