Chicken Scallopine With Sage And Fontina Recipes

CHICKEN SCALOPPINE WITH SAGE AND FONTINA CHEESE - GIADA

Steps:

• Place chicken cutlets on clean work surface with narrow end facing you.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place one sage leaf crosswise on each piece of chicken.
• Sprinkle each piece of chicken with about 2 TBS. of fontina cheese.
• Roll up chicken and secure with one or two toothpicks.
• Warm olive oil and halved garlic clove in large skillet over medium heat for about 2 minutes.
• Add chicken and brown on all sides, about 3 mins per side.
• Remove chicken and remove and discard garlic halves.
• Add wine and simmer for about 2 mins, while scraping up brown bits from bottom of pan with wooden spoon.
• Combine tomatoes and red pepper flakes in blender and blend until smooth.
• Add tomato mixture to reduced wine in pan.
• Simmer for about 5 mins for flavors to marry.
• Return chicken to pan.
• Simmer chicken in tomato sauce for about 10 minutes.
• Turn chicken over and simmer until cooked through, about 5-7 minutes.
• Remove chicken from pan.
• Season tomato sauce with salt and pepper.
• Spoon sauce onto plates or platter.
• Cut chicken into 1" rounds.
• Remove toothpicks.
• Place chicken over sauce and serve immediately.

CHICKEN SCALLOPINE WITH SAFFRON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Warm the olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Season the chicken
• cutlets with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken until golden and cooked
• through, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to serving
• plate and tent with foil to keep warm. Turn the heat to medium, add the
• shallot and the garlic and cook until tender, about 2 minutes.
• Deglaze the pan with the white wine. Using a wooden spoon, scrape all the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook until the wine is almost evaporated.
• Add the chicken broth and saffron threads, bring to a simmer and reduce for 10 minutes. Add the cream, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine and simmer for 1 minute to blend the flavors. Pour the sauce over the chicken.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.