Easy Chicken Scaloppine

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
• 10 ounces white mushrooms, sliced (about 3 cups)
• 2 medium garlic cloves, minced (about 1 teaspoon)
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 -2 tablespoon butter or 1 -2 tablespoon margarine
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar or 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 8 ounces angel hair pasta, cooked
• fresh basil leaf
• lemon wedge

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. add onion; saute until softened, about 2 minutes. add mushrooms and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened and lightly browned, 10-15 minutes. cover and remove from heat; set aside.
• 2 rinse chicken breast halves under cold water; pat dry with paper towels. on a cutting board, cut each piece in half. place between sheets of waxed paper; using a rolling pin, pound and roll chicken to 1/4 inch thickness.
• 3 in a bowl, combine flour, sage, salt and pepper. dredge chicken pieces in the mixture, shaking off excess.
• 4 in a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. cook chicken pieces, 4 or 5 at a time, until cooked through and lightly browned on both sides, about 2 minutes per side; add additional oil and butter, if necessary. transfer chicken to a plate.
• 5 add balsamic vinegar to the skillet; increase heat to medium-high heat and cook, stirring, to loosen any browned bits from the bottom and sides of the skillet, about 1 minute.
• 6 return chicken and pan juices to the skillet; reduce heat to low and turn medallions once or twice to baste them in the sauce.
• 7 add cooked pasta to the skillet with the vegetables, tossing to combine; warm over low heat until heated through, about 4 minutes.
• 8 transfer pasta and vegetables to a platter. arrange the chicken medallions on the platter next to the pasta and vegetables; garnish with fresh basil leaves and lemon wedges. serve immediately.