Friday, August 22, 2008
Olive Garden's Chicken and Gnocchi Veronese
Olive Garden's Chicken & Gnocchi Veronese
If you love Olive Garden, you'll really want to try this one! It sounds ultra rich and delicious, with a thick and creamy sauce that is heavy on the Parmesan - and that is a GOOD thing! Thanks again to Dorina for another recipe sent in.
Prep Time: 30 min - 2 hrs, 30 m
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Serving Size: 4
Source: Olive Garden Newsletter
Ingredients
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 small Vidalia onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, sliced (julienned)
½ zucchini, sliced, (julienned)
Salt to taste
4 chicken breasts, sliced in ½” strips
2 small branches rosemary
1 garlic clove, minced
Juice of ½ lemon
Veronese Sauce
1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
½ cup ricotta cheese
14 fl oz heavy cream
Gnocchi
2 qt water
6 oz all-purpose flour
2 eggs
2 lbs russet potatoes
2 tsp salt
OR1 lb gnocchi (potato dumplings), cooked according to package directions
Procedures NOTE: You may make your own gnocchi by following the steps below, or you may purchase them already made.
Gnocchi
WASH potatoes and place in water. Cook potatoes until soft (cook time will depend on size of potatoes). Remove potatoes from water and cool in refrigerator.
PEEL cooled potatoes and push them through a fine grater (rice grater - also called a potato ricer) until mashed; do not over-mash potatoes or they will get tough.
COMBINE potatoes, flour and eggs in a mixing bowl. Mix well until dough does not stick to hands (add small amounts of flour at a time if needed).
DIVIDE dough into 4 sections. Roll out each section into a long rope. Cut each rope into ½” pieces. Push fork tines on each piece for the classic gnocchi appearance.
BRING water to a boil in a sauce pot. Drop in gnocchi and cook until they float.Chicken & Sauce
COMBINE garlic, lemon juice, rosemary and chicken slices in a mixing bowl. Let marinate for at least 2 hours.
COMBINE Parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese and heavy cream in a mixing bowl and set aside.
HEAT sauté pan on medium high. Add extra virgin olive oil, onions, bell peppers, and zucchini. Saute until onions are translucent (do not brown).
ADD marinated chicken slices and cook until slices are brown on all sides and internal temperature is 165°F. Reduce heat and add sauce mixture. Bring to a simmer.
DRAIN cooked gnocchi and add to pan with chicken, vegetables and sauce. Stir to coat gnocchi with sauce.
SERVE gnocchi topped with extra Parmesan cheese.
Labels: chicken recipes, copycat recipes, cream sauce, gnocchi, olive garden, olive oil
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Copycat Recipes - Olive Garden's Tuscan Chicken Recipe
Olive Garden's Tuscan Garlic Chicken Recipe
from the Olive garden website
Thanks to Dorina for sending it in! This is a classic, popular recipe from Olive Garden. Would be perfect with a nice crisp, green salad served on the side. Enjoy!
Serves 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 1/2 cup(s) flour, plus 1 tablespoon
1 Tbsp salt
2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp Italian herb seasoning
1 lb(s) curly or regular fettuccine
1 Tbsp garlic, chopped
1 red pepper, julienne cut
1/2 cup(s) dry, white wine
1/2 lb(s) whole leaf spinach, stemmed
12 oz heavy cream
1 cup(s) Parmesan cheese, grated
Combine 1½ cups flour, salt, black pepper and Italian herb seasoning in a shallow dish.Dredge chicken in the mixture, shaking off any excess.In a large, nonstick, ovenproof skillet, add 3 Tbsp of olive oil – enough to coat – and sauté chicken in batches over medium-high heat for about two to three minutes on each side, or until golden brown and crisp. Add additional olive oil for each batch as necessary.When finished, transfer the skillet to a preheated oven at 350 degrees F. Cook for approximately 10 to 15 minutes or until cooked through and the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside until needed.While the pasta is cooking, heat 2 Tbsp of olive oil in a sauce pan. Add the garlic and the red pepper and cook for approximately one minute.Add remaining 1 Tbsp of flour and stir to combine.Next, add the wine and bring to a boil for one minute. Add the spinach and the cream and bring to a boil. The sauce is done cooking when the spinach becomes wilted.
Complete by stirring in the Parmesan cheese.Partly coat the pasta with the sauce, transfer to a large bowl (or individual dishes) and then top with the chicken, the remaining sauce and extra Parmesan cheese.Labels: chicken recipes, copycat recipes, olive garden, spinach recipes
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Favorite Recipes from the Website
Looking for some fantastic recipes? Here are some of the most popular recipes currently posted on the Kitchen Crafts 'n' More site:
Enjoy!
Labels: copycat recipes, easy recipes, fast recipes, homemade cleaning recipes, natural cleaning
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Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Recipe Requests of the Week - Italian Bread Dipping Sauce and Healthy Cookies with Prunes and Beet Sugar
Hi everyone,
It's time for our weekly recipe requests! I have two very different requests this week for recipes that both of our readers are desperately looking for. Can you help? If you have one of these recipes, please send it to me now at christina@happyslob.com. Thanks!
Christina
Recipe Request #1
Italian Bread Dipping Sauce (from an Italian Restaurant)
Requested by: Linda
Here's Linda's email to me:
"I went to an Italian Restaurant
they gave us bread
and a dipping sauce.
It looked like some herbs and then the waitress
drizzled olive oil over it.
When I asked her what was in it she didn't give me the recipe but said it was herbs, bread crumbs and olive oil.
I was wondering if anyone has a recipe for something like this?
thanks
Linda"
Recipe Request #2
Healthy Cookies from Woman's Weekly
with Pureed Prunes and Beet Sugar
Requested by: Jerri
"I am looking for a cookie recipe that was in a weekly woman's newspaper/magazine - I think it was called Women's Weekly or something like that.
It was a 'copycat' recipe of a new cookie that was being sold that was 'good' for you - it had beet sugar, pureed prunes, etc. It was SOOO popular , the health food stores could not keep the beet sugar in stock.
I think it had oat flour and maybe mini chocolate chips for flavor and appeal and had a couple other flavors. It was advertised as a 'diet' cookie, filled your sweet tooth, but the ingredients were good for you and worked for you.
Sorry, I can't remember anymore details.
Help?
Thanks!!
Jerri"
To look through our online Recipe Box of Recipes Found visit: http://www.kitchencraftsnmore.net/recipesfound.html
Labels: copycat recipes, find a lost recipe, find a recipe, healthy cookies, Italian bread dipping, Italian recipes, lost recipes, magazine recipes, recipe box, woman's weekly magazine
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