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Chicken Parmesan
Crispy breaded chicken cutlets topped with marinara and melted mozzarella.
⏱ 55 min🔥 620 kcalMedium
★4.9(11,800)
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Italian Chicken Recipes
12 recipes using chicken — Pasta, pizza, risotto and more from la bella Italia.
These 12 italian chicken recipes are ready in about 51 minutes on average, with 320–620 kcal per serving, and 33% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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recipes
51 min
average time
463 kcal
avg per serving
33%
easy recipes
How Italian cuisine cooks with chicken
Italian cooking is built on restraint — a handful of excellent ingredients treated simply, letting each one taste of itself. When Italian cooks work with chicken, they reach for olive oil, garlic, basil, oregano, tomatoes, parmesan and a good splash of wine, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, frying, grilling and searing.
The world's most-cooked protein — mild, lean and endlessly adaptable to almost any spice profile or cooking method. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, olive oil, fine sea salt, onion, basil and pasta. The dishes here span italian classics ready in as little as 20 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Chicken Parmesan is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 11,800 ratings.
12 Italian Chicken Recipes
✨ Newdinner
Saltimbocca alla Romana (Roman Veal with Prosciutto and Sage)
One of Rome's most famous secondi — thin veal escalopes wrapped in prosciutto and sage, pan-fried and finished with white wine butter sauce.
⏱ 20 min🔥 320 kcalEasy
★4.8(1,000)
✨ Newdinner
Charred Citrus Chicken Italian
Charred Citrus Chicken Italian with olive oil, garlic, tomato and long-simmered comfort.
⏱ 50 min🔥 563 kcalEasy
★4.7(3,997)
✨ Newlunch
Sicilian Lemon Eggplant Rice Bowl
Sicilian Lemon Eggplant Rice Bowl brings italian flavor into a practical home recipe with chicken thighs, olive oil, garlic, tomatoes and hard cheese, and a finish of basil.
⏱ 37 min🔥 434 kcalHard
★4.6(1,660)
✨ Newdinner
Calabrian Sesame Lime Stew
Calabrian Sesame Lime Stew turns italian pantry flavors into a complete stew with chicken legs, olive oil, garlic, tomatoes and aged cheese, and a fresh basil finish.
⏱ 62 min🔥 422 kcalHard
★4.3(1,922)
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Venetian Green Herb Salad
Venetian Green Herb Salad turns italian pantry flavors into a complete salad with grilled chicken, olive oil, garlic, tomatoes and aged cheese, and a fresh basil finish.
⏱ 46 min🔥 464 kcalMedium
★4.5(1,984)
✨ Newlunch
Italian Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl
Italian Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl brings italian flavor to a practical rice bowl built with chicken thighs, olive oil, garlic, tomatoes and aged cheese, and a fresh basil finish.
⏱ 32 min🔥 385 kcalMedium
★4.7(1,940)
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Italian Mountain Green Herb Salad
Italian Mountain Green Herb Salad brings italian flavor to a practical salad built with grilled chicken, olive oil, garlic, tomatoes and aged cheese, and a fresh basil finish.
⏱ 48 min🔥 469 kcalMedium
★4.5(2,056)
✨ Newdinner
Chicken Piccata Skillet
Pan-seared chicken cutlets in a bright, buttery lemon-caper sauce, ready in under 30 minutes.
⏱ 35 min🔥 420 kcalEasy
★4.5(75)
✨ Newdinner
Chicken Cacciatore Traybake
A one-pan hunter-style chicken bake with peppers, tomatoes, olives, and white wine.
⏱ 60 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.3(79)
✨ Newdinner
Italian Herb Butter Roast Chicken (Pollo al Forno)
A whole chicken rubbed under the skin with garlic-herb butter and roasted until deeply golden and juicy.
⏱ 95 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.7(58)
✨ Newdinner
Caprese-Style Italian Chicken Burger
A juicy chicken burger seasoned with Italian herbs, topped with fresh tomato, basil, and melted mozzarella caprese-style.
⏱ 70 min🔥 500 kcalEasy
★4.6(46)
Choosing & preparing chicken
How to choose
Look for plump, pinkish flesh with no grey patches and a clean smell. Thighs stay juicier than breasts and forgive overcooking; bone-in, skin-on pieces deliver the most flavour.
Prep & storage
Pat dry before searing for proper browning, and bring it to room temperature for 15 minutes so it cooks evenly. Marinades with acid or yoghurt tenderise lean breast meat.
When is it done?
Cook to an internal temperature of 74°C / 165°F — the juices should run clear and there should be no pink at the bone.
Nutrition
A lean, high-protein choice: a skinless breast delivers roughly 31 g of protein per 100 g with very little saturated fat.
Classic flavour partners: garlic, lemon, thyme, ginger, paprika, yoghurt
Italian Chicken Recipes — FAQ
How long do Italian chicken recipes take to make?
Most of these 12 Italian chicken recipes are ready in around 51 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Saltimbocca alla Romana (Roman Veal with Prosciutto and Sage), takes about 20 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 95 minutes.
How many calories are in Italian chicken dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 320 to 620 kcal per serving, averaging 463 kcal — Saltimbocca alla Romana (Roman Veal with Prosciutto and Sage) is the lightest option at 320 kcal.
What is the easiest Italian chicken recipe for beginners?
Saltimbocca alla Romana (Roman Veal with Prosciutto and Sage) is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 20 minutes. 33% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with chicken in Italian cooking?
In these recipes, chicken is most often paired with garlic, olive oil, fine sea salt, onion, basil and pasta. Italian kitchens also lean on olive oil, garlic, basil, oregano, tomatoes, parmesan and a good splash of wine.
How do I know when chicken is properly cooked?
Cook to an internal temperature of 74°C / 165°F — the juices should run clear and there should be no pink at the bone.
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