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Last week DT and I went to eat at Johnny Carino’s Italian restaurant one of my favorite restaurants. Almost every time we go there I order the Spicy Romano chicken. I just love the creamy spicy sauce with the melt in your mouth chicken and tangy sun dried tomatoes. As usual I ate it all. But I kept thinking about that sauce. I decided to make my own version at home the other night. And much to my surprise it was super simple to make and extremely creamy and delicious.
In case you haven’t noticed I love to recreate restaurant meals at home. Here are a few others I have done if you’ve missed them. Tomatillo Chicken and Fish tacos with lemon butter sauce.
Let me show you how I made it.
Ingredients: 2 T Butter, Melted, 2 Chicken Breast, 8 Ounce, 1 8oz container mushrooms, Sun-dried Tomatoes, Salt and Pepper, to taste, 1 cup Green Onions, Sliced, 1 jar Artichokes, in water, roughly chopped, 2 cups Heavy Cream, 1/2 cup Romano Cheese, Grated, Cayenne Pepper, Bowtie pasta, 16.oz
In a large deep skillet, melt 2 T butter
I didn’t show this step but grill or pan fry 2 chicken breasts, I simply seasoned each side with salt and pepper, then slice thinly.
To the melted butter add sliced button mushrooms, sliced chicken
chopped green onions
and roughly chopped artichokes
Salt and pepper all the ingredients.
Oops don’t forget the sliced sun dried tomatoes, they are must.
Meanwhile start a large pot of water to boil, add your pasta and cook per package instructions.
Then pour in 2 cups of heavy cream.
1/2 cup of romano cheese
and sprinkle with cayenne pepper, to taste. Cook until sauce reduces by half, about 5-7 minutes.
Then add the (drained) cooked pasta directly to the sauce, and toss to incorporate.
Serve immediately.
Your mouth will forever be grateful.
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Serves 6 people
Ingredients:
2 T Butter, Melted
2 Chicken Breast, 8 Ounce
8 oz container mushrooms, Sliced
1 Cup Sun-dried Tomatoes
Salt and Pepper
1 cup Green Onions, Sliced
1 jar Artichokes, in water, roughly chopped
2 cups Heavy Cream
1/2 cup Romano Cheese, Grated
Cayenne Pepper
Bowtie pasta, 16.ozDirections:
Grilled chicken breasts until done. Cool and slice into ¼ inch thick strips.
Add butter to a large sauté pan at medium heat. Once butter is heated, add sliced chicken, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, green onions and salt and pepper. Sauté until mushrooms are cooked. Add heavy cream, romano cheese and cayenne pepper, to taste. Let cream reduce by 50% while thoroughly combining all ingredients.
Cook bowtie pasta according to package directions. Drain excess water and then toss pasta with contents of sauté pan. Plate and enjoy!
Wow! That looks so good! I love artichokes and cheese!
Oooooooh Jenna! You are killing me!
That looks so good I must try it out!
Jenna! That is my favorite thing to order at Johnny Carinos too! Thank you for recreating it. I can’t wait to try it!
This looks so good Jenna!
Looks delicious!
That looks GOOD!!!
I make something similar, but mine doesn’t have artichokes. I’ll have to try that. I’m putting you on my blogroll. Your blog is great and your recipes look amazing!
This looks amazing – I can’t wait to try this!
wow! Again, you impress me. This looks delicious 🙂
This looks packed with flavor! I love the addition of mushrooms and dried tomatoes. So colorful too, its great!
~Aubree Cherie
I made this recipe last night and it was DELICIOUS! I made plenty, so we’re having it for dinner again tonight! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe. I really love your blog.
I just made this following your recipe. Wow. This is my favorite dish, which Corinos seems to know because they’ve doubled the price in the last 3 years. There also isn’t a location near my house and I hate driving out of the way for carry-out.
This actually tastes better than what they serve. Thank you!!
I just wanted to tell you, I have made your recipe several times, and we LOVE it! It’s easy to make and tastes delicious! Thanks for sharing your awesome recipes!
I will never go back to Johnny Carino’s for this dish again. Thank you so much for sharing. My whole family of picky eaters enjoyed it.
Hey there
Just wanted to say that I love this recipe! I have made this several times and it’s my go 2 recipe for pasta. Would you happen to have the recipe for the jalapeño sauce in the jalapeño Chiken ravioli????
Thank you so much