Okay guys (and gals), it's official. I am totally obsessed with recreating restaurant dishes at home. Next one up, Chicken Valdostana.
Do you follow me on Facebook? The other day, after I shared my recipe for Whole Wheat Pasta Aglio e Olio, I put out the question "what is your favorite restaurant dish". I got a few great ideas to get me started. A few of you said Saltimbocca is your favorite. It's definitely one of mine too. Chicken Valdostana, is very similar to Saltimbocca. As far as I can tell the only difference is that Chicken Valdostana has a layer of fontina cheese.
I have seen Saltimbocca recipes with cheese, but generally mozzarella. Honestly, I don't know if the two names are interchangeable, but I know that at a restaurant I go to, they call this dish Chicken Valdostana, so I will too.
You can expect to see a price tag of about $22-$24 at a restaurant, for one person. I made 5 servings and it cost me approximately $18. Do that math. Yep, way cheaper to make at home!
Don't be scared of preparing this. It looks sophisticated and difficult, but it's very simple actually. All that's involved is a quick dusting of flour on the chicken, brown it, top with cheese and wrap in prosciutto. The sauce is a simple white wine and chicken stock reduction. If for some reason you don't have wine lying around the house, you can use all chicken stock, but wine is better.
The chicken is best served over an herbed pasta. I wasn't feeling great today, having a major flare up of my RA, so I cheated and used a box of Pasta Roni. I hate to admit it, but I like having these on hand for situations like this. If you aren't into the Pasta Roni thing, just cook up some pasta and add some chopped herbs, salt and pepper and you're good to go. The only thing my Chicken Valdostana seems to be missing is mushrooms. I've seen it mostly served with mushrooms, but I was fresh out of mushrooms. If you want to add in the mushrooms, toss them in the pan just before the wine/stock and cook for 3 minutes.
Oh, I kind of skipped right past the fact that you might not be familiar with Fontina cheese. If you haven't used Fontina before, here's the scoop: It's an Italian cow's milk cheese. It's super creamy, a bit nutty and it melts awesomely.
Have you ever ordered Chicken Valdostana in a restaurant? If so, how much did you pay for it?
 
Chicken Valdostana
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Carisa Smith says
That looks super fancy and delicious. Pinned.
foodyschmoody says
Thanks Carisa. I do love to serve a meal that looks fancy but is actually ridiculously easy to prepare.
KC Kahn the Kitchen Chopper says
Whatever you call it, your Chicken Valdostana looks like a tasty treat. I think Fontina Cheese would be much more flavorful than mozzerella. I vote for this version! 🙂 Pinned!
foodyschmoody says
Thanks KC! Yes, the fontina is amazing. One of my favorite cheeses!
Platter Talk says
Call it what you will, but this chicken valostana looks incredible!! Thanks for sharing this post!
foodyschmoody says
Thanks so much!
Jamie @ Coffee With Us 3 says
I've never heard of this, but it's definitely going to be on our menu this week-- it looks amazing! Pinning so our readers can try it too!
foodyschmoody says
Great, thanks so much Jamie!
Sarah Fuller says
This looks delicious and so easy to make!
Joanne T Ferguson says
G'day This looks delish! It is now on my list to try!
Cheers! Joanne
lauren says
This looks so decadent and delish! I am going to pin this one for later! Glad I found you through the Wednesday round up!
foodyschmoody says
So glad to make a new connection! Thanks for linking w/ us.
Kat Clayton says
This looks amazing! I love Saltimbocca and had no idea there was a similar dish with fontina cheese...yum! Also, this caught my attention because I live in a place called Valdosta, which is an Italian name. It's such a weird name and most people can't pronounce it correctly, so its cool to see something with a similar name!
foodyschmoody says
Well, it sounds like this dish was meant for you!!! I hope you'll try it, the fontina really makes the dish!
Layla Sullivan says
Hi just a quick question when you say 2 The of butter do you mean tablespoons or teaspoons? Looks great can't wait to try it
foodyschmoody says
It's Tablespoons Layla. So glad to hear you'll try it. It really is so delicious. I hope you'll come back and tell me how you liked it?! Thanks so much for coming by!