Chicken Saltimbocca is chicken breast with prosciutto and mozzarella in a lemon garlic sauce. I recreated the version from our favorite Italian restaurant so I could share it with you.
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This is one of my favorite options for dinner when my husband and I are on date night. The chicken saltimbocca sauce is divine. I get mine with sauteed spinach instead of pasta so I can use the spinach to sop up all the sauce.
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Ingredients for the Chicken Saltimbocca:
4 large chicken breasts, about 3 pounds, cut in half widthwise
4 oz prosciutto (8 slices)
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chicken broth
8 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
¼ teaspoon glucomannan (thickening agent)
3 tablespoon lemon juice
¼ teaspoon salt
12 oz mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
After you pan sear the prosciutto wrapped chicken you make the chicken saltimbocca sauce by deglazing the frying pan with the chicken broth. Just add the broth and garlic to the pan and turn up the heat. Scrap any browned bits off the bottom. They give the sauce tons of flavor.
When the chicken is cooked through spoon the chicken saltimbocca sauce on top of it and serve.
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📖 Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 large chicken breasts about 3 pounds, cut in half width wise
- 4 oz prosciutto 8 slices
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 8 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- ¼ teaspoon glucomannan thickening agent
- 3 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 12 oz mozzarella cheese thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Preheat frying pan over medium heat. Wrap each chicken breast in a piece of prosciutto.
- Pan sear two or three pieces at a time until golden.
- Transfer to a large baking dish. Top with the sliced mozzarella. Bake for 30 minutes or until the chicken reads 160 degrees when checked with a meat thermometer.
- Meanwhile, deglaze the frying pan with the chicken broth. Just add the broth and garlic to the pan and turn up the heat. Scrap any browned bits off the bottom. They give the sauce tons of flavor. Mix the glucomannan into the lemon juice and add that to the frying pan. Cook until slightly thickened. Turn to very low. Stir in the salt.
- When the chicken is cooked through spoon the sauce on top of it and serve.
Amanda Morrow says
Great recipe! I added some fresh basil under the cheese and some fresh sliced Roma tomatoes then added spinach to the sauce!!
Jenny Woods says
Made this for supper tonight. It is delicious!! I will be making this again. Thanks for the tasty recipe!
wilhelmina says
I will be making this chicken over and over again!
Jennifer Farley says
Very delicious! I love that sauce!
Amy Adams says
This frying pan is beautiful! It would give my husband some motivation to get that pot rack hung! Hopefully it will have my favorite deep S breakfast cooking in it soon: poached eggs on a bed of steamed greens in bone broth! 🙂 Good luck everyone!
Amy