Chicken Scallopini with Lemon Sauce

This garlic chicken scallopini with angel hair pasta is so delicious. If you’ve been looking for an easy chicken and pasta meal, you should definitely consider this one. It has so much in the way of flavour, including juicy chicken, garlic, lemon, pasta – yum! It is a totally scrumptious as well as gluten-free chicken dish. Perhaps you’ve tried it at an Italian restaurant, where it’s always popular, or maybe you’re brand new to this flavour-packed recipe. Regardless of which, you’re going to love it!

You might have had chicken or veal scallopini at an Italian restaurant. Or maybe you haven’t tried it before. In any case, this gluten free version is well worth making. You’ll love the flavours it has. If you’re looking for a brand new chicken recipe with Italian flair, this is perfect.

Also try lemon parmesan chopped salad and baked creamy spaghetti, or you might prefer chicken piccata or green chile egg casserole.

Why You’ll Love This

• Versatile: This garlic chicken scallopini with gluten free angel hair pasta is good for a busy weeknight dinner. However it’s also special enough for a special occasion like Valentine’s Day or a birthday.
• Quick and easy: It doesn’t take long to make this and there’s nothing complicated about the recipe either.
• Perfect flavour blend: This easy garlic chicken scallopini combines juicy chicken with perfect pasta and tangy lemon sauce for a well-balanced meal.

Ingredients for Lemon Chicken Scallopini

The main ingredient here is chicken, and you will also need garlic, lemon, butter, egg, chicken broth, and parmesan cheese. In addition, you need breadcrumbs, angel hair pasta and flour, and you can choose from regular or gluten free.

How to Make Garlic Chicken Scallopini with Angel Hair Pasta

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• Prepare the chicken: Pound the chicken until it’s 1/2-inch thick and season.
• Coat the chicken: Dip the chicken into seasoned flour and then in egg and finally in breadcrumbs.
• Cook the chicken: Sauté the chicken breast on both sides until golden and then bake until done.
• Make the sauce: Melt some butter then add garlic, chicken broth and lemon juice, bring to a boil and add more butter.
• Cook the pasta: Follow the directions on the package to cook the angel hair.
• Serve: Serve the lemon chicken scallopini and sauce over the pasta, garnished with lemon and parsley.

Uniformly thin chicken (1/2 inch is best) won’t take long to cook through. This is good because otherwise the breading will end up overcooked and the chicken raw inside, if you use a medium high heat which you need to!

The sauce for this garlic chicken scallopini with angel hair pasta is really good. You will need butter, garlic, broth and lemon. As for the pasta, parmesan cheese and parsley add all the wonderful yet delicate flavour you need. This is the kind of sauce you just know is going to taste great!

What is Angel Hair Pasta?

Is angel hair pasta gluten free, you might be wondering. Some kinds are so, if needed, just use gluten free angel hair pasta. Else you can use regular pasta. Angel hair pasta is also called capellini. It is a thin type of pasta in long strands.

Delicate sauces, such as those with cream, usually pair beautifully with angel hair pasta. Angel hair pasta and spaghetti are interchangeable in some recipes. Many seafood dishes are delicate and creamy by default, and those are great served over angel hair pasta.

Chicken Scallopini vs. Chicken Piccata

These two dishes are certainly similar, but are they the same? Not completely. Piccata is an Italian word describing meat that has been dredged in flour and browned. Typically, the sauce includes lemon juice and lemon zest, butter and capers. The word also refers to chicken breast or veal which is pounded flat. In Italy, veal is usually used in piccata recipes, while across the Atlantic chicken breast is the meat of choice.

The term scallopini refers to the cut since you will be working with thin pieces of meat, either cut or pounded that way. So, chicken piccata is a type of chicken scallopini since the chicken is cut thinly, but scallopini might have a different sauce.

Polenta, pasta or rice is usually teamed with easy garlic chicken piccata outside of Italy. In Italy it’s served after the pasta course. Capers are an optional ingredient in this easy chicken and pasta meal. If you like them and have some, you can add a spoonful of them to the sauce. They add a nice salty tang.

I really LOVE Italian food. My dad actually grew up in Northern Italy. Although I was only in Italy for a week, I spent as much time as possible exploring and of course trying Italian cuisine! I can’t wait to go back to spend more time there.

How to Store Leftover Scallopini

• Store: Leftovers will keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
• Reheat: Reheat in a foil-covered baking dish in the oven at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes.
• Freeze: You can freeze this dish in individual servings for up to 2 months, then thaw overnight and reheat the following day.

Chicken Scallopini without Gluten – Some FAQs

You might like to make a delicious Italian dessert to go after this garlic chicken piccata with angel hair pasta. What about zabaglione or semifreddo? If you want to continue the indulgence, consider a rich tiramisu!