Argentinian Napolitan Chicken Milanesa

Name: Argentinian Napolitan Chicken Milanesa
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: 3 Chicken Breast; 15 oz Bread Crumbs; 9 Ham Slices; 1/2 cup Tomato Sauce; 2 Eggs; 2 cup Milk; 1/4 tbsp Salt; 1 tsp Pepper; 1 tbsp Parsley; 1 tbsp Minced Garlic; 1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese

November 3, 2021

A classic Argentinian-Italian roasted chicken in the oven milanesa recipe.

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A CLASSIC ARGENTINIAN/ITALIAN CHICKEN DISH!

Today we bring you a really easy and tasty way to eat chicken. If you didn’t know already, I’m from Argentina. This dish is really popular in my country, with deep roots stemming from Italy. Over 60% of Argentina’s population have Italian descent, so we’ve got to give the Italians credit! Here’s what I love about chicken milanesa, or as we call it in Argentina, milanesa de pollo:

You can eat milanesa with almost anything.
It’s really fast to cook and delicious.
They store well in the freezer, so you can make a few batches and freeze what you don’t cook.

What’s In This Dish?

We have a really simple and delicious ingredient list for you.

Boneless Chicken Breast
Bread Crumbs
Ham
Tomato Sauce
Egg
Milk
Salt & Pepper
Parsley
Minced Garlic
Mozzarella Cheese

Let’s Bake It!

I love roasting chicken in the oven! It gets so juicy. And luckily for us, this milanesa recipe calls for chicken (you can use other meats, too). We’ll start by slicing the chicken breasts – 3 filets per breast. Set them aside for now.

Next, mix your egg and milk in a bowl, either by hand or with an electric whisk mixer. Add salt, parsley, pepper and minced garlic. You can use garlic from a jar, which is quickest, or mince it yourself. It’s up to you!

This mix is what will give the chicken its flavor, and we’ll also use it to coat the chicken so it sticks to the bread crumbs. Place the chicken filets you cut into the mixture, and let them sit for 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, pre-heat the oven to 430°F.

While the chicken marinates and the oven heats up, fill a flat pan with your bread crumbs.

Once the 10-15 minutes is up for the chicken to soak in the garlic pepper mixture, place each filet onto the bread crumbs. Make sure each side is covered completely with the crumbs.

Then you’ll want to cover another flat pan with tin foil, spray it with cooking oil, and place your breaded chicken filets on it.

Once the oven reaches 430°F, thrown the chicken filets in to bake. Cook them for 10 minutes, then take them out and flip them. Throw them back in the oven for another 10 minutes.

When the timer is up, remove them from the oven and paint each filet with tomato sauce (I prefer tomato and basil). Place a piece of ham over each filet, and sprinkle mozzarella cheese over them. My first little secret with this chicken milanesa recipe is to then add blue cheese on top.

Put them back in the oven for two minutes (or until the cheese is melted). And that’s it! You’ve got a DELICIOUS chicken milanesa course, Argentinian Napolitan style.

The most famous way to serve this dish is with homemade French fries, but you could also serve it with salad, rice, or mashed potatoes.

My second secret with this chicken milanesa recipe is to let the pre-sliced chicken filets marinate in the garlic pepper mixture the night before. It makes the chicken more flavorful and soft, which does make a noticeable difference with each bite!

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Argentinian Napolitan Chicken Milanesa

Cooking Method: Baking Courses: Main Dishes

Prep Time 25 mins Cook Time 20 mins Total Time 45 mins

Servings: 9

Description

If you enjoy juicy and flavorful chicken baked in the oven, then you will love this recipe. It takes less than an hour to make, you can prepare batches at a time to freeze for later, and it's something you can eat multiple times per week without getting burnt out from it. Your family will crave it (and love you for making it), and your friends will be super impressed with how gourmet it feels (and tastes!).

Instructions

Pre-slice chicken breasts - 3 filets per breast.
Mix eggs and milk into large bowl by hand or mixer. Add salt, parsley, pepper and garlic.
Place pre-sliced chicken inside garlic pepper mix. Let sit for 10-15 minutes.

While letting chicken filets soak in mixture, pre-heat oven to 430°F.
Cover a flat pan with bread crumbs. After 10-15 minutes of the filets soaking in mixture, place each in the bread crumbs. Cover both sides fully.
Place tin foil over another flat pan, and spray with cooking oil. Put the filets on the pan, and throw them in oven for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, remove filets from oven, flip them, and put back in oven for 10 minutes.
Remove filets from oven, and paint each with tomato sauce, a slice of ham, and mozzarella cheese. Then place in oven again for 2 minutes (or until cheese is melted).

Secret #1: add a little crumbling blue cheese over each filet, before putting in oven for last 2 minutes.
Remove the chicken milanesas from the oven, and VOILA! Serve with French fries, salad, rice, or mashed potatoes.

Secret #2: Let the chicken filets marinate in the garlic pepper mixture the night before. It makes the milanesas more flavorful, and noticeably softer with each bite!