Chicken Scallopine with Sage and Fontina Cheese
- 6 (4 1/2 to 5 1/2-ounce) chicken cutlets, pounded thin
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 sage leaves
- 3 ounces grated fontina cheese
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, halved
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 (28-ounce) can whole San Marzano tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Special Equipment: toothpicks
- Place the chicken cutlets on a clean work surface, narrow end facing you.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place one sage leaf crosswise on each of the pieces of chicken.
- Sprinkle each of the pieces of chicken with 1/2 ounce (about 2 tablespoons) of fontina cheese.
- Roll up the chicken and seal with one or two toothpicks.
- Warm the olive oil and halved garlic clove in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat until the garlic is fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Add the chicken.
- Brown the chicken on all sides, about 3 minutes per side.
- Remove the chicken from the pan and remove and discard the garlic.
- Add the wine and simmer for 2 minutes while scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
- Meanwhile, combine the tomatoes and red pepper flakes in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Add the tomato mixture to the reduced wine in the pan.
- Simmer for 5 minutes to let the flavors marry.
- Return the chicken to the pan.
- Simmer the chicken in the tomato sauce for 10 minutes.
- Turn the chicken over and simmer until cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the pan.
- Season the tomato sauce with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the tomato sauce onto serving plates or a serving platter.
- Slice the chicken into 1-inch rounds.
- Remove the toothpicks.
- Place the chicken over the sauce and serve immediately.
- SERVINGS: 4 (MAIN); Calories: 470; Total Fat 20 grams; Saturated Fat: 6 grams; Protein: 9 grams; Total carbohydrates: 9 grams; Sugar: 5 grams Fiber: 2 grams; Cholesterol: 160 milligrams; Sodium: 1,333 milligrams
chicken cutlets, salt, sage, fontina cheese, olive oil, garlic, white wine, tomatoes, red pepper, salt, freshly ground black pepper, toothpicks
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/chicken-scallopine-with-sage-and-fontina-cheese-recipe.html (may not work)