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Chicken

Petto di pollo is chicken breast, a poultry cut used in contemporary Italian home cooking.

Animal
Chicken
Cut
Breast

At the table

Amadori suggests diced chicken breast cooked with onion, cherry tomatoes, olives and herbs. Treat this as a contemporary cooking idea, rather than a protected regional recipe.

The Oliva Ascolana del Piceno specification permits chicken or turkey as an optional part of the filling; it does not require chicken breast.

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