Chicken can be pretty bland on it's own. It definitely needs to be dressed up and seasoned well. This Chicken Rosa Maria is all about serious flavor! I crave this dish because it has so many things going for it -- it's salty, crispy, and creamy all at once. My husband and I love to go to Carrabba's Italian Grill and order their Pollo Rosa Maria. It's insanely delicious! I wanted to create a similar copycat recipe to their popular dish.
This Chicken Rosa Maria is made by sauteing chicken in olive oil until it's nice and golden. Onion, garlic, and mushrooms are sauteed in butter until soft. Prosciutto, an Italian cured ham, is added and cooked until crispy. A hefty drizzle of freshly squeezed lemon juice brings such balance to the dish. Fontina cheese is melted on the top and garnished with fresh basil ribbons.
I found Arla Fontina cheese slices in the sliced cheese aisle. You can also substitute parmesan cheese. Chicken Rosa Maria can be made in less than 30 minutes and will be a dish your family will absolutely love.
Serve with Parmesan Potato Risotto. You can find the recipe HERE.
The popular chicken rosa maria from Carrabba's with chicken breast, prosciutto, and fontina cheese.
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 4 Chicken Breasts
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
- 6 Tablespoons Butter
- 1/2 Onion diced
- 4 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1 - 8 ounce pkg. Mushrooms sliced
- 3 Ounces Prosciutto cut into bite size pieces
- 1-2 Lemons approximately 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 4 Fontina Cheese Slices
- Fresh Basil
- Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken breasts and cook for 5 minutes per side, 10 minutes total. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Remove from pan, cover, and set aside.
- Melt butter in pan and add onion and reduce heat to medium. Cook onions for 4 minutes. Add minced garlic and mushrooms. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add prosciutto and cook until crispy.
- Put chicken breasts back into pan. Stir to coat with onions, mushrooms, and crispy prosciutto.
- Sprinkle freshly squeezed lemon juice all over chicken.
- Top with fontina cheese. Let melt on top of chicken.
- Sprinkle with fresh basil ribbons.
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Thanks for all of the love and support! xo
Anne says
This was easy and very delicious! The first time I made it with regular chicken breasts, and it took too long to cook through. The second time I made it with thin chicken breasts and it was quicker to cook through (about 8-10 minutes).The addition of the crispy prosciutto makes this dish, don’t skip it! I served it with mashed potatoes and it was the perfect accompaniment to the dish. I will be making this often, thank you!
Christine Kelly says
I thought this recipe was delicious. I try a different chicken recipe almost every week and this was one of the better ones I’ve made. The flavors blend together very well. It is also an easy recipe to make as it doesn’t require a ton of ingredients nor did it take long to make. After I cooked all the ingredients in a pan, I put them together in a baking dish and put it in the oven on 300 degrees for 10 minutes. Thanks for sharing a great recipe!