Showing posts with label Olive Garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olive Garden. Show all posts

Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli

3 tsp oil
2 lbs ground beef
12 ounces onion, chopped
14 ounces carrots, sliced thinly
14 ounces celery, diced
48 ounces canned tomatoes, diced
2 cups cooked red kidney beans
10 cups beef stock
3 tsp. oregano
2 tsp. pepper
5 tsp. parsley, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. tobasco sauce
48 ounces spaghetti sauce
8 ounces shell macaroni dry pasta

Saute beef in oil and a large 10 quart pot until beef starts to brown.  Ad onions, carrots, clery and tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes.

Drain and rinse beans then add to the pot.  Add the beef stock, oregano, pepper, tabasco, spaghetti sauce and noodles.

Add chopped parsley.  Simmer until vegetables are tender (about 45 minutes)

Makes 9 quarts of soup

Olive Garden Chicken Crostina

6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 cups & 1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon pepper
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon roasted garlic, minced
1 cup white wine
1 ½ cups heavy cream
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound linguine
1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1 cup roma tomatoes, cored & diced
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped

Potato Crust
1 ½ cup seasoned breadcrumbs
¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
¼ cup melted butter
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ cup parsley, chopped
1 small potato, peeled & grated
Salt & pepper to taste 

1. Mix all ingredients for Potato Crust in a bowl and set aside.

2. Mix 1 ½ cups flour, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken in the mixture, shaking off any excess.

3. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large skillet. Cook chicken breasts 2 at a time over medium-high heat until golden brown and crisp, or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Add more oil for each
batch as necessary.

4. Place cooked chicken breasts on a baking sheet or dish and top with potato crust mixture. Transfer baking sheet to a pre-heated broiler until golden brown (1-2 minutes).

5. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.

6. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a sauce pan. Add roasted garlic, cook for 1 minute. Stir in 1 tablespoon of flour and wine and bring to a boil. Add cream, parmesan cheese, 1 tablespoon parsley, and tomatoes.  Sauce is done when it is bubbling throughout and begins to thicken.

7. Coat pasta with sauce, then top with chicken and remaining sauce.  Garnish with chopped parsley

Serves 6

Olive Garden Chicken San Marco

This recipe usesWondra flour. Wondra flour is a quick mixing flour. It dissolves instantly even in cold liquids. It’s perfect for lump free sauces and gravies.

1 cup green bell pepper, julienne
1 cup red bell pepper, julienne
1 3/4 cups broccoli florets, cut small
1 cup zucchini, slice 1/4” then halve
1 cup yellow squash, slice 1/4” then halve
3 Tbs pure olive oil

Pasta:
6 cups fresh fettuccine; cook, drain
1 tablespoon pure olive oil

San Marco Sauce
3 tablespoon pure olive oil
2 pounds chicken thigh meat (skinless/boneless, cut in 1” cubes)
2 large yellow onions, 1/8” dice
1 cup carrots; peel, julienne
1 tablespoon garlic, chop fine
1 cup chicken broth
1 can Italian plum tomatoes, (28 oz) w/juice
1 teaspoon dry oregano
1 teaspoon dry rosemary
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoonWondra flour

1. Preheat a heavy non-aluminum 6-qt pot over medium-high heat and add the olive oil.

2. Once oil is hot, add the chicken pieces and saute for 5 minutes until lightly browned on all sides.

3.Add the onions and carrots and saute, about 2 minutes.

4.Add the garlic and saute about 30 seconds. Do not burn the garlic.

5.Then add the chicken broth to the pot. Stir to loosen bits and pieces from the pan.

6.Add all additional ingredients including the flour, lower the heat to a simmer.  Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the chicken pieces are tender, about 5 to 10 minutes.

7.While the sauce is finishing cooking, add 3 Tbs oil to a skillet and saute the bell peppers, squash and broccoli over medium heat until just tender and crisp.

8.Add the vegetables to the sauce when the chicken is cooked, mix together and turn off the heat.
9.Add salt, pepper and herbs, to taste.

10.Toss the cooked pasta with 1 Tbs oil to prevent sticking and add to the sauce; mix chicken, vegetables and sauce and serve along with Parmesan cheese.

Serves 6