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| Nutrition Facts | ||
|---|---|---|
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Serving Size 1 (366g) Recipe makes 6 servings |
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| Calories 1061 | ||
| Calories from Fat 643 | (60%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 71.5g | 109% | |
| Saturated Fat 39.6g | 198% | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 21.9g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 4.4g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 253mg | 84% | |
| Sodium 824mg | 34% | |
| Potassium 677mg | 19% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 50.8g | 16% | |
| Dietary Fiber 0.7g | 2% | |
| Sugars 1.6g | ||
| Protein 50.2g | 100% | |
Belinda's Version of Carino's Chicken Scaloppini
By: Belinda in Austin, TX
Feb 6, 2007
I took a copycat Macaroni Grill recipe and adapted it to have "Carino's ingredients" (except for mushrooms, which I don't care for, but you could add them with the onions, if desired). My friends and I, who are all Carino's Chicken Scallopini freaks LOVED this! Hope you do, too!
SERVES 6
Ingredients
- 3 ounces lemon juice
- 3 ounces white wine
- 4 ounces heavy cream
- 3/4 lb butter
- 1 3/4 lbs chicken tenders (or boneless breasts, pounded thin)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2-3/4 cup flour, seasoned with garlic pepper salt
- 12 slices pre- cooked bacon, chopped
- 2 roma tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 onion, thinly sliced (I used purple, for color)
- 12 ounces thin spaghetti, cooked
Directions
1
Cook pasta; drain. (While it is cooking, prepare chicken and veggies, and then sauce.).2
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).3
Remove from pan, and keep warm.4
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.5
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.6
Place chicken tenders atop the noodles, pour on the sauce, and gently stir to completely mix all ingredients.7
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.
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Featured Reviews for This Recipe
From: Chef #744939
On Jan 4, 2009
Excellent dish with lots of lemony flavor going on! We adored it and I will have it again, you can count on it!
From: Chef #601529
On Sep 23, 2008
Unfortunately, niether myself or my husband liked the sauce AT ALL. It was so sour and tangy. I should have known with the lemon and the wine...but I guess all I could think of was the cream and butter. I didn't end up adding the sauce at all b/c we wouldn't have been able to eat it. If I were going to make it again, I would substitiute with an alfredo sauce.
From: blueguitargirl1985
On Apr 2, 2008
Holy C***! Sorry, but I am feeling a bit exuberant at the moment! This is probably the best meal I have made in a year. Belinda, this was just awesome! I cook maybe 300 meals a year, not many nites off in the kitchen for me, but this blew my family away! After his first bite, my 16 yr old son came RUNNING out of his room (where he insists on taking his meals.. ahem) and screamed My G*D this is Freakin AWESOME! Unprecedented! Then he high fived me, and ran back to his plate! It was met with equally high praise from my daughter, and VERY hard to please hubby. Really, really good recipe, if you want to impress, make this! I made it according to directions exactly, and it's GREAT! THANK YOU! Update: I made this again last night, and decreased the butter by 1/2 and added 2 more tomatoes, and a teaspoon of Better Than Bullion (chicken) This remains one of the BEST meals I have ever made. It is TRUlY restaurant quality, and worthy of any special occasion.
From: Holly A.
On Sep 20, 2007
Wow! I have eaten this dish at Carino's a few times, and this tasted exactly the same. I did add some extra cream to the sauce and fresh chopped parsley to the onion, tomato, bacon mix though. It added some extra color. My husband liked it so much we are thinking about taking it to Christmas dinner for something special and different, although when I do that I will chop the cooked chicken and mix it in.
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