Indulge in a culinary journey with our delectable Chicken Scaloppine recipes, showcasing the perfect balance of flavors and textures. Discover the classic Chicken Scaloppine with Fresh Tomato Sauce, where tender chicken breasts are seared to perfection and enveloped in a vibrant, savory tomato sauce made with fresh, ripe tomatoes and aromatic herbs. For a tangy twist, try the Chicken Scaloppine with Salsa Sauce, featuring a zesty and flavorful salsa sauce made from fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and a touch of heat. Both recipes promise a delightful and satisfying meal that will tantalize your taste buds.
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CHICKEN SCALLOPINI
While many have heard of veal scallopini, you can make this Italian dish with most any meat or even vegetables. The trick is to use a demi-glace of the same style -- i.e., a venison demi if using deer. You can 'fake' a demi-glace by reducing an appropriate brown stock and adding a water and flour slurry to thicken. Makes an awesome romantic dinner for two.
Provided by Strangecacti
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 40m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small bowl, stir together the garlic and butter until well combined. Set aside. Place a chicken breast half on a work surface with the thick side facing to the right (if you're right-handed), and place your left hand down on the chicken breast. Using a very sharp knife, carefully cut the chicken breast from the thick side to about 1/2 inch from the edge of the thin side, in a horizontal cut. Open the cut chicken breast and spread it out like an open book. Using a meat mallet, gently pound the butterflied chicken breast out until it's an even thickness.
- Place the flour into a shallow dish, and dredge each chicken breast on both sides with flour. Melt the garlic butter in a large skillet over medium heat until it stops foaming, and cook each chicken breast until golden brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes per side. Sprinkle each breast with salt and pepper. Remove the chicken breasts to a platter, and keep warm.
- Cook and stir the mushrooms in the same skillet as the chicken until the mushrooms have absorbed the remaining butter in the skillet and have begun to turn brown at the edges. Stir in capers, lemon juice, white wine, and chicken demi-glace, and stir to combine. Reduce to a simmer. Adjust salt and pepper again, and stir the parsley into the sauce.
- Remove the chicken breasts to plates, and serve the sauce over the chicken. Garnish each serving with a lemon slice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 541.7 calories, Carbohydrate 34.8 g, Cholesterol 128.2 mg, Fat 27.2 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 34.8 g, SaturatedFat 15.5 g, Sodium 884.4 mg, Sugar 3.2 g
CHICKEN SCALOPPINE
Steps:
- Pound the 4 pieces of chicken between sheets of plastic wrap to flatten them, about 1/4-inch thick. Sprinkle with poultry seasoning and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Coat the chicken with the flour, shaking off any excess.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the oil and butter. Mix together and when the butter has melted add the chicken, working in batches, until they are golden brown, about 4 to 6 minutes per side. Remove the chicken, to a serving platter, cover and keep warm. Add the chicken broth to the pan and cook it over high heat until it reduces by half and thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice, parsley and basil. Taste, and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, if needed. Pour the sauce over the cooked chicken serve with the Roasted Garlic and Mushroom Risotto.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Slice the top off the head of garlic. Put it on a large square of aluminum foil and drizzle 1 teaspoon of the extra-virgin olive oil over the exposed cloves. Wrap the foil around and over the garlic. Roast until it is soft, about 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Pour the 2 cans of broth into a saucepan, over low heat, and add 3 cans of water. Bring to a simmer.
- In a large, heavy bottomed skillet, heat the remaining olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and saute for 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and cook until the mushrooms release their juices, about 5 minutes. Add the rice and cook for 1 minute to toast.
- Add 2 ladles full of hot broth to the pan and gently stir the rice. Cook until most of the liquid has been absorbed. Adjust the heat so that the pan is just gently bubbling. Continue adding broth and stirring until all the broth is used and the rice is cooked but not mushy, about 20 to 25 minutes. Once the rice has absorbed all the liquid and is nice and creamy, stir in the butter, Parmesan and the garlic pulp. Cover and let rest for 2 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot.
- Reserve 3 cups for another use.
CHILI-RUBBED PAN-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH FRESH TOMATO SALSA
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 39m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil and heat until shimmering. Season the chicken with chili powder and salt, to taste. Lay the chicken in the skillet skin side down and cook until brown, about 4 minutes. Turn the chicken, transfer the pan to the oven, and cook until firm, basting occasionally with the pan drippings, 15 to 20 minutes.
- While the chicken cooks, make the fresh tomato salsa: Toss the tomatoes with the jalapeno, onion, and the 1/2 teaspoon salt. Smash the garlic clove, sprinkle with the remaining salt, and, with the flat side of a large knife, mash and smear the mixture to a coarse paste. Stir the paste into the salsa with the olive oil and 1/4 cup of cilantro.
- When chicken is cooked through, transfer the pieces to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm. In the meantime, add the lime juice to the pan. After 1 minute, add the honey along with the chicken stock to heat through. Remove pan from heat and stir in reserved 1/4 cup cilantro and butter.
- To serve, divide the chicken among 4 plates, drizzle with pan sauce, and spoon some salsa over and around.
SCALOPPINE WITH ANY MEAT
You can use any kind of meat to make these dead-simple scaloppine - veal, turkey, chicken, pork, even beef if you can find pieces thin enough. Cook them quickly in butter over high heat, then turn those buttery pan drippings into your sauce, seasoning it with garlic and a squeeze of lemon or lime. This needs no further embellishment. But a handful of capers, sliced olives, chopped fresh herbs or toasted sliced almonds warmed in the butter at the last minute wouldn't do any harm, either.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories main course
Time 10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Season cutlets with salt and pepper. Melt butter in a large skillet over high heat. Add cutlets and cook quickly, about 1 minute per side. Transfer cutlets to a plate.
- Return skillet to low heat. Add garlic and cook, swirling the pan, until you can smell it. Squeeze in the lemon or lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Spoon over cutlets and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 63, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 1 gram, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 76 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams
GRILLED CHICKEN WITH FRESH TOMATO SALSA
Fresh tomato salsa with jalapeños and avocado top juicy grilled chicken in this quintessential summer dish.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat grill to medium-high heat.
- Grill chicken 5 to 7 min. on each side or until done (165ºF), brushing occasionally with 1/3 cup dressing.
- Meanwhile, mix tomatoes, onions, jalapeno, lime zest and juice with remaining dressing.
- Serve chicken topped with salsa, avocado and cilantro.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 240, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 270 mg, Carbohydrate 7 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 3 g, Protein 26 g
CHICKEN SCALOPPINE WITH LEMON
In order to make this chicken scaloppine, you'll first make a paillard, which just means you'll flatten the thighs by pounding them with a meat pounder, a wine bottle or the bottom of a heavy skillet. That broadens the surface area of the meat, which in turn browns and becomes crisp during cooking. It's delightful with this simple and bright lemon and white wine sauce.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, quick, weekday, main course
Time 20m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 200 degrees. Slice each chicken thigh open like a book and lay it flat between two sheets of plastic wrap. Using a meat pounder, a wine bottle or the bottom of a heavy skillet, pound each piece of chicken to 1/4-inch thickness. Put two large skillets over medium-high heat for a minute or 2. Meanwhile, sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and put the flour and bread crumbs on two plates or in two shallow bowls. Beat the eggs in another shallow bowl. Sprinkle all with salt and pepper.
- Add 1 tablespoon each oil and butter to each skillet and swirl it around. When it is hot - a pinch of flour will sizzle - dredge a piece of the chicken in the flour, then dip it in the eggs and finally dredge it in the bread crumbs. Add the chicken piece to one of the pans, then repeat with another piece in the second pan. (You may be able to fit more than one paillard in each pan at a time.)
- Cook the chicken, rotating occasionally and regulating the heat if necessary so it sizzles constantly but doesn't burn. When the pieces are brown, after about 2 minutes, turn them over.
- Cook on the second side until the chicken is firm to the touch, 1 to 2 minutes. (Cut into one with a thin-bladed knife; the center should be white or slightly pink.) Transfer the chicken to a platter and put it in the oven. Wipe out the pan with a paper towel and repeat with the remaining chicken, adding more oil and butter to each skillet as necessary.
- When all the chicken is cooked, turn off the heat under one of the skillets. Add a tablespoon or 2 more oil or butter to the other pan if it looks dry and sprinkle the fat with 2 teaspoons of the remaining flour. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the wine and stir and scrape the pan until the wine has reduced by about half, about 1 minute. Add the stock and lemon juice and cook, stirring, until the mixture is slightly thickened and a bit syrupy, another 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add 1 tablespoon butter and swirl the pan around until it melts. Add any juices that have accumulated around the cooked chicken, along with the 1/4 cup parsley. Stir, taste and adjust the seasoning. Spoon the sauce over the chicken, garnish with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 287, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 14 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 273 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
VEAL SCALOPPINE (OR CHICKEN) WITH TOMATO CREAM SAUCE
I have been making this recipe for years. It is very easy to make, and the sauce is to die for! I have used chicken in place of the veal on many occasions. Just pound the chicken until fairly thin.
Provided by landlocked 2
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Season flour with salt and pepper.
- Dredge veal in flour; shake off excess.
- Melt butter in heavy skillet over high heat.
- Add veal and cook until tender, about 2 minutes per side.
- Divide veal between plates; tent with foil to keep warm.
- Wipe out skillet.
- Add cream and horseradish to same skillet and boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
- Taste, add more horseradish if desired.
- Add tomato, parsley and chives and stir to heat through.
- Spoon cream sauce over veal.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 393.8, Fat 34.1, SaturatedFat 19.8, Cholesterol 152.1, Sodium 287.8, Carbohydrate 5, Fiber 1, Sugar 2.5, Protein 17.5
Tips:
- To tenderize the chicken breasts, pound them thin with a meat mallet or rolling pin.
- Use a large skillet or sauté pan to cook the chicken so that it has plenty of room to brown.
- Do not overcrowd the pan when cooking the chicken. If you need to cook in batches, make sure to wipe out the pan between batches.
- Cook the chicken over medium-high heat so that it browns quickly and evenly.
- Do not overcook the chicken, or it will become tough and dry. Chicken is done cooking when it is no longer pink in the center and reaches an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C).
- If you are using fresh tomatoes, be sure to remove the seeds and dice them before adding them to the sauce.
- If you are using a jarred salsa, choose a salsa that is mild or medium in heat, depending on your preference. You can also use a spicy salsa if you like.
- Serve the chicken scaloppine with your favorite sides, such as pasta, rice, or vegetables.
Conclusion:
Chicken scaloppine is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a quick weeknight meal. It is also a great dish to serve for company. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a flavorful and satisfying meal that everyone will enjoy.
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