Copycat Buca Di Beppo Penne San Remo Recipes

Steps:

• Cook Penne pasta according to packaging instructions (add salt.) Drain and set aside.
• Use a meat tenderizer to pound the meat to an even thickness (about 1/2 to 3/4 inch.) Cut the chicken breast in half, length wise.
• For breading the chicken breasts, combine flour, italian seasoning, salt, black pepper. Dredge chicken breasts on both sides with the flour mixture.
• In a large skillet, over medium heat, heat olive oil and butter then sauté the chicken on both sides, 3-5 minutes per side or until it turns golden brown.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and slice chicken into thin, bite-sized pieces about (3/8" thick.) Set aside. Remove as much of the cooked oil from the skillet and replace with fresh olive oil reserved for the sauce.
• Add minced garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, and artichokes. Stir for about 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle the pan with the flour reserved for thickening the sauce. Stir until all ingredients are covered with flour, about 30 seconds.
• Add the white wine and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, lower the heat to low medium and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
• When much of the wine has evaporated or the sauce starts to thicken,raise the heat to medium and add the cream and stir for 30-45 seconds until well incorporated.
• Add the parmesan cheese and stir to incorporate all the ingredients (cheese melts into the sauce).
• Add the green peas and stir for about three minutes.
• Add the sliced chicken and the pasta to the pan and mix with the sauce. Make sure the pasta is thoroughly coated with the sauce. Enjoy.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Heat oil on medium high heat. Season the chicken breast with salt and lightly dust with flour.
• Saute the chicken breast until browned.
• Turn over and brown the other side as well. Remove the chicken breast from the pan and pour off all oil.
• Add wine to the pan and return the chicken breasts to the pan as well. Cover and cook the chicken breasts in the pan, turning once, until an internal temperature of 165 degrees is met.
• Transfer the chicken breasts to a pan and hold.
• Add the garlic, crushed red pepper, and the Alfredo sauce to the wine left in the pan. Bring the sauce to a boil, but do not reduce.
• Remove from the flame and add the Sundried Tomatoes. Place about 2/3 of the sauce in the baking dish, reserving about half of the sundried tomatoes.
• Place the chicken breasts in the baking dish. Top the chicken breasts with mozzarella. Drizzle the remaining sauce with the sundried tomatoes over the top.
• Bake in a 425-degree oven until the sauce becomes bubbly and begins to brown.
• Garnish with parsley and serve.

Steps:

• Prepare Bruschetta Mix:.
• Cut ends off roma tomatoes (about 4), half and seed. Chop tomatoes to 1/2 inch pieces (leave at room temperature).
• Dice red onions to 1/2 inch (1/2 of large).
• Chop basil into 1/4 inch pieces.
• Mix all bruschetta ingredients in a large bowl. set aside.
• Remove skin from salmon (if grilling this is not necessary).
• Mix 4 oz. olive oil with 4 oz. minced garlic (4 T) and brush both sides of salmon filets with the mixture.
• Mix salt, pepper and oregano and sprinkle over salmon filets.
• In saute pan combine calamata olives, wine, brushetta mixture, artichoke hearts, 4 oz. minced garlic (less if you choose), capers, and lemon juice (2-3 T if you don't have fresh). Heat to a boil.
• Add marinated salmon, cover and cook until the salmon is done. (appx. 5 minutes).
• Place 1/2 sauce on the platter and place salmon on top. Top with remaining sauce and garnish with lemon wedges.
• If grilling:.
• Grill Salmon until done, serve on a platter with sauce. Garnish with lemon wedges.
• If baking:.
• Place salmon in baking pan lined with foil, and sprayed with cooking spray. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees 10 minutes for each inch of thickness in your salmon filet. I cooked mine for 17 minutes on convection (speed bake) and it come out perfect. Once cooked, I added it to the sauce and served immediately!

Steps:

• Cut the root from the green onions and cut the green onions into 1/4 inch rings and portions to 5 ounces.
• Cut the raw chicken tenders in half lengthwise, portion to 16 ounces.
• Portion the drained quartered artichoke hearts to 10 ounces.
• In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil, add the green onions and chopped garlic.
• Saute for 3-4 minutes, until the garlic and onions are slightly browned.
• Add the chicken tenders, salt and the crushed red pepper. Cook for an additional 3-4 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
• Deglaze the pan with white wine.
• Add the quartered artichokes and cream. Reduce the sauce until it starts to thicken. Remove the pan from the heat and incorporate the room temperature butter.
• Toss with the cooked penne and then the romano cheese.