Giada De Laurentiis' Chicken Milanese | Giada’s Italian Weeknight Dinners | Food Network

Giada boosts the flavor of this classic, Italian-style chicken with a decadent sauce of mushrooms, bell pepper and tomatoes!

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Cacciatore-Style Chicken Milanese
RECIPE COURTESY OF GIADA DE LAURENTIIS
Level: Easy
Total: 35 min
Active: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

Chicken:

4 chicken cutlets (about 4 ounces each), pounded thin
1 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 cup rice flour
2 large eggs, beaten
3/4 cup gluten-free panko
3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more as needed
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, optional

Sauce:

2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more as needed
5 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons capers, drained
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
1/3 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped

Directions

For the chicken: Season the pounded cutlets evenly on all sides with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Put the rice flour, eggs and panko in 3 separate shallow bowls. Season the flour with 1/4 teaspoon salt, the eggs with 1/4 teaspoons salt and the breadcrumbs with 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Working with one piece at a time, dredge the seasoned chicken cutlets in the flour, then the egg mixture and finishing with the breadcrumbs, pressing gently to make sure the breadcrumbs adhere evenly.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the oil to the hot pan and heat another 10 seconds. Working in batches if necessary, add the breaded chicken to the pan and cook until the first side is deep golden brown and the chicken begins to look cooked around the edges, 4 to 5 minutes. Flip the cutlets and continue to cook on the second side until golden brown and crispy, about 3 minutes more. Remove the chicken to a wire rack and season with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper if desired.

For the sauce: Wipe out the pan if needed and return to medium heat. Add the olive oil, mushrooms and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring often, until deep golden brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add the onions, bell peppers and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook to soften slightly, about 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, capers, oregano, crushed red pepper flakes if using and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook until the tomatoes start to release their juices, about 3 minutes longer. Spoon the sauce over the crispy cutlets and serve topped with the basil.

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Giada De Laurentiis' Chicken Milanese | Giada’s Italian Weeknight Dinners | Food Network

[sak]

I love how she takes her time explaining and providing useful details. recipe looks great (and easy!). She is a most charming instructor too!

[johnnycashmney]

I've been watching Giada since I was in college in 2008 and still love watching her now. Great recipes and beautiful as ever.

[blakehahn-atlantaga]

On the list for the week! Thanks Giada!

[jmason]

This dish looks flat out delicious & you can tell it tastes the same. I'd add some garlic somewhere & black olives too. PS love the way she is so casual in this video, it really is a 25 min dish with not much cleanup SWEET

[pamhouglan]

Really liked this video! It’s cooking in real time; more details provided in captions (cook times etc). Love the new kitchen looking more like my own! Giada is a star chef!

[lindascharf]

I love the chicken and what delicious vegetables. I will make this!!!

[kentborges]

GIADA IS A TREASURE...SHE HAS CREATED SOME INCREDIBLE DISHES...I HAVE ONE OF HER COOKBOOKS !

[gucci_cooking]

What an amazing Chicken Milanese you cook. It must be tasty as well as looking awesome! Have a good one!

[michaelad]

Looks DELISH Giada. My mom always used strips of green bell, and her onion and always used bone on chicken for her cacciatore. She made it often. I've never tried to make it but I remember it was delish

[melodybeitzel]

That looks so delicious 😋 I’ll have to make this

[bluemoon]

Looks delicious & I do love one-pan meals! Will tweek it alittle for my family's taste (less salt, add garlic & black pepper, sub red onion for yellow) thx❤😋
ps, loved your show with Bobby Flay

[juliablank]

Made this for dinner last night without the mushrooms and like everything else you make, it was delicious.

[lesliegarcia]

I just made this recipe definitely 10/10 :)

[tinaetheridge]

I cook my chicken without flooring, I do use salt, pepper, cilantro, and parsley I do and chicken garlic salad with lettuce, spring lettuce, cherry tomatoes .

[Kimberly]

Haven't used rice flower for frying yet thank you for the tip.

[jeromethiel]

Holy cow! Unless i missed it, an Italian dish with no garlic! Unthinkable! I loves me some garlic.

[liamg]

I think because Giada is so beautiful she doesn't get the credit she deserves. She's incredibly talented, highly intelligent and articulate, and has tremendous business savvy and common sense. 99.999% of the hate she gets is jealousy. She's an extraordinary woman and made her own path when she could have easily lived off of her family name.

[kathleenuttinger]

Good call on capers, but I would also add a bit of the brine.

[passiveaggressive]

Girl ain’t using her hands for none y’all. I am exactly the same😂😂😂😂👏🎯👏👏

[TheBlackstag]

This chick makes this look really easy but mine didn't turn out that golden crispy yummy coating of crumb but were really good think the more I make these the better ill get