Olive Garden Chicken and Shrimp Carbonara (Copycat)
Dive into the world of Italian cuisine with this Olive Garden Chicken and Shrimp Carbonara copycat dinner recipe.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon chopped onion
- 16 ounces chicken strips
- 12 ounces cooked shrimp
- 1 cup butter
- 1½ teaspoon garlic chopped
- 3 tablespoon bacon bits
- 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 4 cups milk
- ¼ cup cooked bacon crumbled
- cooked pasta
- 2 boxes (14 ounce each) pasta
- ground black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
- 3 tablespoon grated Romano cheese.
- 3 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
- 1¾ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1½ teaspoon chopped garlic
- 1½ tablespoon butter melted
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1½ cups roasted red peppers cut into small strips
- ¼ cup bacon bits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- In a bowl, mix together olive oil, hot water, seasoning, and chopped garlic.
- Add chicken strips and shrimp to the bowl. Mix them in.
- Cover the bowl and put it in the fridge. Leave it there for at least 30 minutes.
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
- Add garlic and bacon bits to the saucepan. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring a lot.
- Now, add flour, Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, milk, pepper, and salt to the saucepan.
- Use a whisk to mix everything in the saucepan really well.
- Bring the saucepan mixture to a boil, then turn down the heat and let it simmer.
- In another bowl, mix Romano cheese, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, panko, chopped garlic, melted butter, and chopped parsley.
- Heat a large skillet.
- Put the marinated chicken and shrimp in the skillet. Add red peppers and bacon bits.
- Cook everything in the skillet for 3 minutes, or until the chicken is 165ºF inside and the shrimp is 155ºF
- Add the sauce to the skillet and stir everything together.
- Place cooked pasta on a large serving platter.
- Put the chicken, shrimp, and sauce mixture on top of the pasta.
- Make sure the mixture is spread out evenly.
- Put the platter in the oven and cook until the top turns golden brown.
- Take it out of the oven and serve it right away.
Nutrition
Calories: 1755.8kcalCarbohydrates: 93.7gProtein: 71.5gFat: 121.9gSaturated Fat: 58.9gCholesterol: 408mgSodium: 1485.9mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3.7g
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