Pollo Limone Rustica Recipes

POLLO LIMONE RUSTICA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• Pre heat oven to 425.
• While pasta cooks, in a large sauce pan heat butter until melted, saute garlic until slightly brown.
• Add broth, wine and lemon juice to deglaze the pan.
• heat liquids to a boil. Allow to boil 1 minute. Turn down heat and allow sauce to simmer long enough to reduce the sauce the 1/2 of the original amount.
• When pasta is done cooking, drain, and set aside.
• When sauce is reduced remove from heat and add cream, salt and pepper. Taste sauce. Add more cream, seasonings and lemon as desired. Sauce should be lemony.
• Add chicken and 1/4 cup parmesan and return to heat. Warm until hot but do not allow the cream the boil.
• Add chicken and sauce to pasta. Toss to coat.
• Add spinach and toss long enough to very slightly wilt, the spinach should still be slightly crunchy.
• Transfer to a slightly greased baking dish. Sprinkle with additional parmesan.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes until top is slightly browning.
• Enjoy.
• Can top with lemon zest from lemons used for juicing if desired.

POLLO AL LIMONE (LEMON CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Grate the zest of the lemons into a bowl that is large enough to hold the chicken pieces, and then squeeze in all the lemon juice, holding back the seeds. Whisk in the white wine, 1/4 cup of olive oil, the fresh herbs, and the garlic. Add the chicken pieces, turning them to coat well with the marinade. Set aside, covered, in a cool place to marinate for several hours (or prepare the chicken in the morning and refrigerate until time to start cooking dinner).
• When ready to cook, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan.
• Drain the chicken pieces, reserving the marinade, and saute them over medium heat until they are golden and crisp on all sides, about 7 minutes a side. Place the chicken pieces in an oven dish that is large enough to hold them in a single layer. Pour the reserved marinade into the frying pan and bring to a boil, scraping up all the brown bits in the pan. Pour the marinade over the chicken pieces and set the dish in the oven. Bake for about 35 minutes, or until the chicken pieces are done (the juices will run clear when you prick a piece with a fork.) Taste for seasoning, adding salt and pepper as desired.
• Serve immediately in the baking dish in which the chicken was baked, or remove to a heated platter and pour the pan juices over.

OLIVE GARDEN POLLO LIMONE (LEMON CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Pound chicken to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 teaspoon of the oil over high heat.
• Lightly coat chicken with flour shaking off excess.
• Cook in skillet until brown and nearly cooked through.
• Remove chicken and reserve on the side.
• Add 1/2 tsp oil to the skillet reducing heat to low.
• Saute green onions and garlic until tender.
• Deglaze the pan with broth and wine (scraping browned bits from pan).
• Add lemon juice and parsley.
• Bring mixture to a boil over high heat (3 min).
• Add lemon peel and salt and pepper to taste.
• Return chicken to skillet and coat with sauce.
• Cover skillet for 5 minutes over medium-low heat turning chicken once.
• Plate the chicken and top with sauce and parsley for garnish.