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Olive Gardens Chicken Or Shrimp Carbonara Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Olivegarden / All my dishes 1 year, 3 months ago Olive Garden's newest entree, Chicken & Shrimp Carbonara, was inspired during the chefs' recent trip to the Italian region of Rome. The menu item and recipe combines chicken and shrimp with bucatini pasta in a pancetta and parmesan cream sauce. Bake... More Prep:45m Cook:20m Servings:8	Olivegarden
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Ingredients

Marinated Chicken or Shrimp

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 cup hot water

1 Tbsp Italian seasoning

1 Tbsp chopped garlic

3 lbs chicken strips or large shrimp, peeled and devained

Sauce

1 cup butter

1 ½ tsp chopped garlic

3 Tbsp bacon bits

3 Tbsp flour (all purpose)

1 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)

4 cups heavy cream

4 cups milk

¼ cup bacon base

½ tsp black pepper

2-14 oz boxes of any long pasta (spaghetti, linguine, etc.) cooked using instructions on package

¼ tsp salt

Topping

3 Tbsp Romano cheese, grated

3 Tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated

1 ¾ cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

½ cup panko breadcrumbs

1 ½ tsp chopped garlic

1 ½ Tbsp melted butter

2 Tbsp parsley, chopped

Marinated chicken strips (or Shrimp) from step 1

1 ½ cups roasted red peppers, cut into small strips

¼ cup bacon bits

Directions

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Marinated Chicken (or Shrimp) - Whisk extra virgin olive oil together with hot water, seasoning and chopped garlic. Add the chicken strips (or shrimp). Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes

Sauce - Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and bacon bits. Sauté for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add flour, Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, milk bacon base pepper and salt. Use a wire whisk to whip all ingredients together. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer.

Topping - Combine Romano, Parmesan, mozzarella, panko, chopped garlic, melted butter and chopped parsley in a mixing bowl. Stir until well blended. Set aside.

Chicken (or Shrimp) - Preheat large skillet. Add chicken (or shrimp) to pan. Add red peppers and bacon bits. Cook for 3 more minutes or until cooked on both sides and internal temperatures reach 165ºF for chicken and 155ºF for shrimp. Add sauce (from above) Stir until well blended.

Plating - Place hot, precooked pasta on a lager serving platter. Top with chicken (or shrimp) and sauce. Evenly distribute topping over top of chicken (or shrimp). Place in broiler until top is golden brown. Serve immediately and enjoy.

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22566 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Another nice one,thank-you.

ashnchris222 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Made this for my boyfriend and he LOVED it, even without the bacon base it tastes excellent! Thanks for the recipe!

mrscheese 4 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Yummmmmmmm

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