East Side Mario's Hell's Kitchen Chicken (Pollo Italian)
"I have never tried a dish at East Side Mario's that I did not enjoy. Found this one out surfing the net and tried it. It was a nice alternative to a traditional Chicken Parmesan, and the sauce would also taste lovely over grilled chicken. *If you would like to spice this up a bit, add the optional crushed red pepper. *(Spicey option added based on Sam#3's review July 2008)"
photo by Pneuma
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 2 teaspoons oil or 2 teaspoons butter
- 1 garlic clove, smashed
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
directions
- Pour tomatoes into blender or food processor.
- Add basil, tarragon, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper.
- Puree until smooth.
- Melt margarine in large frypan.
- Saute garlic over medium heat 1 minute.
- Add chicken breasts, saute, turning once or twice until golden on both sides.
- Turn chicken fleshy side down and cover with tomato mixture.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes until tender.
- Remove chicken and place fleshy side up, in a warm oven proof dish.
- Stir parsley into sauce and spoon over chicken breasts.
- Sprinkle with Mozzarella.
- Place under heated broiler 1 minute just until cheese melts.
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Reviews
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All I ever eat at ESM is Hell's Kitchen Chicken. This recipe calls for a few things that are not part of the original recipe ESM dredges the chicken in flour and fries it in the pan to add a bit of a GBD (Golden Brown Delicious) coating. Also, they do not top the dish with Mozzarella, the server comes to the table with a block of Parmesan Cheese to grate over the dish if you like. Other than that, I can't see why this recipe wouldn't be very close to ESM's dish. I plan to make it very soon and will post my results
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Overall, a strightforward recipe that was well-liked. The recipe did not specify which type of canned tomatoes, so I went with canned whole plumb tomatoes. It probably doesn't matter that much sice the sauce will be pureed anyway. I agree with the other reviewers who said that the sauce was a little too thin. I used 1/4 tsp of red pepper, which provided a nice level of spice. I could not have gone any hotter with the kids. I can see how some adults would like to go slightly more spicy. -
This was a nice healthy meal with alot of flavor. I would suggest flattening the chicken breast a little next time and adding more cheese, (just a little, still want it to be healthy);) and the sauce was a little runny, so maybe adding some cornstarch and water mixture at the end to thicken it up a bit. I will definatly be making this again with those changes. Thanks for posting! -
Fabulous recipe. I was abit worried on the sauce flavour but once it simmered the great tastes came together nicely. I used 1/2 tsp on the pepper flakes and found it abit spicy but not too much. Also used fresh basil & tarragon. Great recipe that will be used lots, thanks for sharing. -
5-star dinner! I changed it up a bit by seasoning the chicken with cajun seasoning and grilling it on the george foreman thing, then assembled as instructed.. I also used several slices of sliced moz rather than shredded because it has a better visual appeal when melted.. Served over fettuccine which was tossed in browned butter.. outstanding!
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Tweaks
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we really enjoyed this chicken, I made a few amount adjusments and used seasoned salt, I used chicken thighs in place of the breasts, thank you for sharing Cooks!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Cook4_6
United States
I am originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota and moved to Ohio in 1978. It was quite a culture shock going from the city to living next to the Amish. I spend most of my time cooking, cleaning and caring for my four kids. I have abandoned cookbooks and now cook from favorite, wilted recipe pages and the internet. I fell in love with my Italian family recipes (Scavo, Rotella, Scalzo, Micelli, Grande, Gigliotti) and my Mom's homecooked meals.
