Best Chicken Alla Romana Recipes

CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA ALLA ROMANA

Steps:

• Place chicken cutlet on a cutting board and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap. Gently evenly pound the cutlet to 1/4 of an inch thick.
• Season both sides of the cutlets with salt and pepper.
• Place 2 sage leaves on each cutlet and top with prosciutto.
• Cover the cutlets with a sheet of plastic wrap and use the meat mallet to lightly pound each cutlet to adhere the sage and prosciutto to the chicken.
• Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
• Add butter and oil and heat through.
• Place the chicken cutlets in the pan prosciutto-side down and cook until crisp, about 2 minutes.
• Turn the cutlets over and cook until done, about 1 minute more.
• Transfer the cutlets to a platter and tent with aluminum foil.
• Return the pan back to the heat and add the wine, scraping up any browned bits for them bottom.
• Cook until the wine has reduced by half. Add the cutlets back to the pan to warm through and coat well with the sauce, serve immediately.
• Enjoy!

CHICKEN ALLA ROMANA

Steps:

• Season the chicken with the salt and pepper.
• In a heavy large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
• When the skillet is hot, brown the chicken on both sides.
• When done, remove chicken and set aside.
• In the same warm skillet add peppers, prosciutto, mushroom slices and olives, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic cloves and scrape off the browned bits of chicken off the bottom of the skillet.
• Add the diced tomatoes, wine, broth and herbs, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• If serving immediately, add the capers and stir to combine.
• If making ahead, transfer chicken and sauce to storage, cool, and refrigerate. Reheat to a simmer, stir in the capers and serve.

SALTIMBOCCA DI POLLO ALLA ROMANA (PROSCIUTTO-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST ROULADES)

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts on a sheet of parchment paper. Lay 1 slice prosciutto and 1 sage leaf on each chicken breast. Roll chicken from the short end and secure with wooden skewers.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium-high heat; add rolled chicken and cook until well browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Add wine, salt, and pepper; cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Let rest for 5 minutes.

CHICKEN ALLA ROMANA

Steps:

• 1. In a shallow plate combine breadcrumbs, cheese and potato flakes.
• 2. Spray each chicken piece front and back with either pam or olive oil in a mister.
• 3. Dredge chicken into breadcrumb mixture and coat both sides.
• 4. Coat the bottom of a non stick skillet with olive oil on medium heat add the chicken and cook both sides through and until golden brown. About 3 minutes each side for thin cutlets. You'll have to cook them in batches. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
• 5. In the same pan add a tablespoon of olive oil and garlic until it just starts to get golden add red pepper flake and then add about a 1/3 cup of white wine. Finally add the tomatoes and basil. Cook for a few minutes stirring until sauce slightly thickens.
• 6. Put each cutlet in a plate, spoon sauce over cutlets and serve.
• 7. I usually make garlic bread and a salad with this.