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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Chicken Scaloppine With Spinach & Angel Hair Pasta

  • 1  (9-oz.) package fresh spinach, thoroughly washed

  • 3/4  cup  all-purpose flour

  • 2  teaspoons  salt, divided

  • 1 1/2  teaspoons  pepper

  • 16oz angel hair pasta

  • 6  chicken cutlets (about 1 1/2 lb.)

  • 2  tablespoons  butter

  • 2  tablespoons  olive oil

  • 2  tablespoons  all-purpose flour

  • 2 1/2  cups  chicken broth

  • 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped

  • 1 tomato sliced

  • Grated Parmesan cheese

  • Italian seasoning

  • vegetable seasoning

  • 5 dried mushrooms

  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic

  • 3/4 cups of seasoned bread crumbs

  • (season all tomatoes with itailian seaning and vegtable seasoning and place in oven on warm until needed)


    1. Cook pasta according to package, add dried mushrooms to boiling water w/ pasta. Drain; return to pan. Stir in spinach, 1T olive oil, 1T garlic & 1T butter cover and keep warm over low heat.

    2. Combine 3/4 cup flour, 3/4 cup bread crumbs, 1 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. pepper in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add chicken cutlets; seal bag, and shake to lightly coat.

    3. Melt 1 Tbsp. butter with 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook 3 cutlets in skillet 2 to 3 minutes; turn and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until lightly browned and done. Remove from skillet. Repeat procedure with remaining 1 Tbsp. butter, 1 Tbsp. oil, and 3 cutlets. (Chicken may be kept warm in a 250° oven on a wire rack.)

    4. Whisk 2 Tbsp. flour into skillet, and cook 30 seconds. Whisk in chicken broth, next 3 ingredients, and remaining 1/2 tsp. salt and pepper. Cook over medium-high heat 6 to 8 minutes or until slightly thickened, whisking to loosen particles from bottom of skillet. Pour over warm pasta mixture; toss to combine.

    5. Transfer to a serving dish, place chicken on bed of noodles and sprinkle with chopped tomatoes, garnish with sliced tomatoes and sprinkle Parmesan cheese over everything..

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