Samcello’s Ristorante Villaggio® Scaloppini di Pollo

samcello's ristorant villaggio

AuthorDartagnan
DifficultyIntermediate

"a Samcello's vintage recipe your guests will sure to love!"

Share
Yields4 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time10 minsTotal Time25 mins
Lemon Butter Sauce
 3 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
 3 oz dry white wineSoave
  tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
 4 oz heavy cream
 2 sticks unsalted butter, chunked, freeze for 15 minutes
Pasta and Chicken
 12 oz Capellini pasta, cooked, kept warm
 24 oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/3" and cut into 8-3 oz cutlets
 2 tsp olive oil
 2 tbsp unsalted butter
 ¾ cup seasoned flourseasoned with salt, black pepper, couple pinches of crushed dried rosemary
 12 oz mushrooms, sliced 1/4" thick
 4 oz artichoke hearts, quartered
 3 oz artichoke bottoms, diced
 1 tbsp capers
 4 oz pancetta, diced, crisped and drained well
 12 medium Asparagus tips, blanched and chilled
 For Garnish Italian Parsley, chopped
The Sauce:
1

The sauce: Heat the lemon juice and white wine in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, add cayenne if desired, then simmer and reduce by 1/3. Add cream and simmer until mixture thickens (3 to 4 minutes). Low or off heat, slowly whisk in chunks of butter until completely incorporated and thickened nicely. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and keep warm.

Chicken and pasta:
2

Cook pasta and drain. Heat a small amount of oil and 2 T of butter in a large skillet. Dredge chicken in seasoned flour and saute in pan, turning once, until brown and cooked through. Remove chicken from pan, keep warm. Add small amount of butter if needed and bring to temp, add mushrooms, artichokes and capers to pan, sauté until mushrooms soften; add Pancetta and Asparagus sauté and minute or two. Add chicken back to pan.

To Plate:
3

Place hot pasta on each plate. Add half of butter sauce to chicken mixture, heat and toss. Taste and adjust, adding more sauce if needed. Place chicken mixture over pasta. Garnish with Italian parsley.
Alternately, mix pasta and chicken mixture together. Toss with butter sauce.

Ingredients

Lemon Butter Sauce
 3 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
 3 oz dry white wineSoave
  tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
 4 oz heavy cream
 2 sticks unsalted butter, chunked, freeze for 15 minutes
Pasta and Chicken
 12 oz Capellini pasta, cooked, kept warm
 24 oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/3" and cut into 8-3 oz cutlets
 2 tsp olive oil
 2 tbsp unsalted butter
 ¾ cup seasoned flourseasoned with salt, black pepper, couple pinches of crushed dried rosemary
 12 oz mushrooms, sliced 1/4" thick
 4 oz artichoke hearts, quartered
 3 oz artichoke bottoms, diced
 1 tbsp capers
 4 oz pancetta, diced, crisped and drained well
 12 medium Asparagus tips, blanched and chilled
 For Garnish Italian Parsley, chopped

Directions

The Sauce:
1

The sauce: Heat the lemon juice and white wine in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, add cayenne if desired, then simmer and reduce by 1/3. Add cream and simmer until mixture thickens (3 to 4 minutes). Low or off heat, slowly whisk in chunks of butter until completely incorporated and thickened nicely. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and keep warm.

Chicken and pasta:
2

Cook pasta and drain. Heat a small amount of oil and 2 T of butter in a large skillet. Dredge chicken in seasoned flour and saute in pan, turning once, until brown and cooked through. Remove chicken from pan, keep warm. Add small amount of butter if needed and bring to temp, add mushrooms, artichokes and capers to pan, sauté until mushrooms soften; add Pancetta and Asparagus sauté and minute or two. Add chicken back to pan.

To Plate:
3

Place hot pasta on each plate. Add half of butter sauce to chicken mixture, heat and toss. Taste and adjust, adding more sauce if needed. Place chicken mixture over pasta. Garnish with Italian parsley.
Alternately, mix pasta and chicken mixture together. Toss with butter sauce.

Notes

Samcello’s Ristorante Villaggio® Scaloppini di Pollo