Weeknight Dinners

Giada starts by showing how to butterfly a chicken breast. She seasons the divided chicken breasts with salt and fresh ground black pepper before dredging them in all-purpose flour until lightly coated. Giada adds extra virgin olive oil and a couple tablespoons of butter to a pan set over medium-high heat. When the butter is melted the pan is ready for the chicken to be added. The thinly sliced breasts will cook in about four to five minutes. For the piccata sauce, Giada mixes a cup of low-sodium chicken stock with the juice of a whole lemon and rinsed-off capers. She pulls the chicken breasts out of the pan, then adds the sauce mixture to the pan and scrapes up all the bits, which is called deglazing. She adds the chicken to the sauce, where the flour from the coating will help thicken it. Giada again removes the chicken from the pan and adds two more tablespoons of butter to the pan. Finally, she pours the sauce over the chicken.

Fresh herbs give Giada's Grilled Salmon and Pineapple incredible flavor.

Why not make Giada's healthy Florentine-style chicken your signature dish?

Marinated halibut is cooked then finished with lemon butter and shallots.

Giada's lentil "burgers" are a flavor-filled favorite for meatless Monday.

Giada's Naked Spring Rolls are a popular Thai appetizer turned inside out.

Salty pecorino and pepper add a flavorful kick to simple fusilli pasta.

Pizza Bianca includes the unique ingredients of turkey meatballs and kale.

Giada cooks her pork tacos low and slow, then tops them with citrus salsa.

Giada tosses linguine with a sauce of tomatoes, asparagus and shrimp.

Giada's Burgers a la Pizzaiola have all the flavors we love in a pizza.

A robust marinade gives Giada's Sausage and Veggie Kebabs tons of flavor.

A luncheon honoring three women inspires Giada to prepare pan-fried salmon.

Homemade pesto and fresh mozzarella make Giada's Caprese Burgers dynamite.