Petto di Pollo alla Modenese

Chicken Breast in the Modenese Style

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Italian Regional Cookbook

By Valentina Harris

Published 2017

  • About

This is a dish from Modena, which uses local produce in the form of mortadella and Parmesan, finished off with indulgent cream for good measure! You might like to add a little shaving of black or white truffles just before serving.

Ingredients

  • 6 skinless chicken breast fillets
  • 60 ml/4 tbsp plain/all-purpose flour

Method

  1. Trim the chicken breast fillets and lay them between sheets of clear film or plastic wrap. Bash them lightly with a rolling pin to a thickness of 2cm/¾in to form escalopes. Toss them lightly in the flour, then season with salt and pepper.

  2. Melt the butter in