Chicken Scallopini with Lemon, Mushrooms, and Parmesan Recipe
This Chicken Scallopini recipe features tender chicken cutlets sautéed to golden perfection, topped with a savory mushroom, shallot, and garlic sauce brightened with lemon and Parmesan cheese for a deliciously elegant meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Italian-American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken
- 1.25 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into cutlets)
- Kosher salt and pepper (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 cup gluten-free flour or all-purpose flour
Cooking
- 3 tablespoons olive oil (or vegetable oil, for frying)
- 1 tablespoons butter
- 16 ounces button mushrooms (sliced)
- 2 shallots (finely diced)
- 2–4 garlic cloves (chopped)
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon
- ½ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
- freshly chopped parsley (optional, to garnish)
Instructions
- Season the chicken: Season the 1.25 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (cutlets) with 1 teaspoon garlic powder, Kosher salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken in the 1/4 cup gluten-free flour or all-purpose flour to evenly coat. Place the coated chicken on a sheet pan.
- Cook the chicken: Heat 1.5 tbsp of the 3 tablespoons olive oil in a non-stick skillet and cook half of the chicken cutlets for about 3-4 minutes per side, or until golden and cooked through. Set aside, then repeat with the remaining 1.5 tbsp of oil and the cutlets.
- Sauté mushrooms and aromatics: Once all the chicken is done cooking, sauté the 16 ounces button mushrooms (sliced) and 2 shallots (finely diced) with the 1 tablespoons butter in the same pan. Add the 2-4 garlic cloves (chopped) and continue to cook for 1 minute. Stir in the ¾ cup chicken broth and the Juice and zest of 1 lemon.
- Simmer chicken with sauce and cheese: Return the chicken cutlets to the pan and sprinkle with the ½ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese. Allow them to simmer in the sauce for 3-4 minutes.
- Garnish and serve: Garnish with freshly chopped parsley and enjoy!
Notes
Keywords: Chicken Scallopini, Chicken Cutlets, Mushroom Sauce, Lemon Chicken, Parmesan Chicken
