Johnny Carinos Copycat Chicken Scallopini Recipe 345

Steps:

• Cook pasta; drain. (While it is cooking, prepare chicken and veggies, and then sauce.).
• Chicken: Dredge chicken in seasoned flour; melt about 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil in large skillet. Cook chicken until lightly browned and just cooked through (don't overcook, or it won't be tender).
• Remove from pan, and keep warm.
• Veggies: Saute the onions (in the remaining butter/oil) until fairly tender. (You could add mushrooms at this point, if desired.) Then add bacon and tomatoes, and toss until heated through. Remove from pan, and add to drained spagetti noodles.
• Sauce: Heat the lemon juice and wine to a boil; simmer and reduce by 1/3. Add cream and simmer until thickened (3-4 minutes). Slowly add butter, and stir until completely melted. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken tenders atop the noodles, pour on the sauce, and gently stir to completely mix all ingredients.
• Update: I tried this, using prebreaded/precooked chicken breast strips (the real thing, not "formed"), which I thawed slightly, and then cooked in the pan (as in the original recipe). I also subbed real bacon bits, for the precooked bacon slices, and chopped tomatoes (from a jar). This cut out some time and steps, and it was still great! I only used 2 sticks of butter, and it's still plenty rich, too.

Steps:

• Combine Lemon Butter (first four) ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat at a medium speed until a smooth consistency in the batter is formed.
• Once combined, keep refrigerated until needed.
• Put Spaghetti on to boil & prepare as you usually would, to al dente.
• While it is cooking:.
• Butterfly each chicken breast, or place between 2 pcs of plastic wrap, flatten with a mallet. (you may cut to size, as you wish, e.g., 4, 6, or 8 pieces, your choice & depending on the size of the breasts).
• In a warm saute pan, melt butter.
• Dredge chicken in flour.
• Saute chicken in butter until it is golden browned & *JUST* done.
• Remove to a warm plate or warming plate or oven.
• To pan, add tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon, and spice mixture.
• Simmer until tomatoes begin to dissolve.
• Add heavy cream and allow to boil to the middle of pan.
• Remove from heat, add one cup lemon butter, and fold together to make sauce.
• Plate spaghetti, top with scallop of chicken & spoon sauce over.

Steps:

• LEMON BUTTER: Combine the 4 sticks of margarine, 8 sticks of butter, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup white wine, and 2 teaspoons of chopped garlic into a mixing bowl and beat at a medium speed until a smooth consistency in the butter is formed. Once combined, keep refrigerated. CHICKEN SCALLOPINI: Into a warm pan, combine melted plain butter, chicken breasts, tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon, salt, black pepper, and garlic salt. Sauté until chicken begins to brown and tomatoes begin to dissolve. Add heavy cream and allow to boil in the middle of the pan for about 5 minutes or until thickened slightly. Remove from fire, add lemon butter, and fold together to make sauce. Serve over spaghetti.

Steps:

• Season and grill the chicken breasts until done. Cool and slice into bite sized pieces.
• Add butter to a large sauté pan on medium heat.
• Once butter is melted, add the shrimp, sliced chicken, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, salt and pepper.
• Saute mixture until shrimp and mushrooms are cooked.
• Add the cream, Romano cheese and cayenne pepper. Let cream reduce by half while stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta al dente according to package directions; drain excess water.
• Toss cooked pasta with contents of sauté pan. Serve.