Chicken Con Broccoli Olive Garden Style Recipes

CHICKEN CON BROCCOLI (OLIVE GARDEN STYLE)

Steps:

• First, cook the Broccoli.
• In a medium saucepan, cook the chicken in the olive oil, letting each side brown.
• Leave remaining oil drippings in pan, setting the chicken aside for now.
• In salted walter, boil the pasta, not quite all the way, (it will be simmered later).
• Drain the pasta, and place it back into pot.
• In the remaining olive oil from chicken, over medium, brown the garlic.
• When caremelized, add the heavy cream & cornstarch and stir well.
• Stir once in a while, allowing the sauce to thicken.
• When prepared, add the sauce to the pasta combining fettuccini pasta.
• Chop the chicken into cubes, toss in into pasta, add broccoi.
• Combine well, add in salt and pepper and the cheese.
• Enjoy!
• Remember, this is 4 servings, you may double.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI ALFREDO

Steps:

• Steam broccoli florets until just tender, about 3 minutes; set aside.
• Preheat broiler. Butter 13x9x2-inch broilerproof baking dish. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high. Working in batches, sauté chicken strips until just cooked through, about 4 minutes. Transfer chicken strips to bowl. Add sliced red bell pepper to Dutch oven and sauté until just tender, about 5 minutes. Add whipping cream, 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese and all of Monterey Jack cheese. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Add chicken strips and any juices in bowl to sauce. Add freshly cooked pasta and steamed broccoli florets and toss until sauce coats mixture, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer pasta mixture to prepared baking dish. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup grated cheese over. Broil until just golden on top, about 3 minutes, and serve.

OLIVE GARDEN CHICKEN GIARDINO

Steps:

• Giardino sauce:
• Heat butter in pan and add garlic (low heat), add thyme, Chablis, crushed pepper, and lemon juice. Cook for a few minutes over medium heat.
• **Make sure that you cook long enough to reduce the acidity of the lemon juice, or when you add the cream, it will curdle.
• Add water. Mix white sauce mix with some cream so it's not lumpy and add to pan.
• Add the cream and stir until slightly thickened. Set aside.
• Saute the chicken pieces over medium heat. Set aside.
• In a large pot of salted water, cook pasta according to directions, until almost done.
• Meanwhile, saute veggies, starting with the denser veggies first (carrots, asparagus, peppers) and add the rest of the veggies and cook until done but not soggy.
• Add cooked farfalle pasta to pan and add sauce and chicken. Cook until heated through and thickened.