Description
Enjoy a flavorful Copycat Olive Garden Chicken dish that’s simple to make at home. This recipe combines tender chicken with creamy carbonara and shrimp for a delicious Italian-inspired meal you’ll love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound chicken tenders
- 1 pound medium-size shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon pepper freshly ground preferred
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 16 ounces spaghetti
- 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
- 4 ounces pancetta diced
- ½ cup salted butter
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon crushed garlic
- ½ cup parmesan cheese grated
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ¼ cup parmesan romano cheese shredded
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 cup Italian seasoned panko bread crumbs
- ½ cup salted butter melted
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- Fresh parsley finely chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Combine chicken tenders and shrimp in a large storage bag. Mix olive oil, Italian seasoning, minced garlic, pepper, and salt in a bowl and pour over the meat. Seal and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- Boil salted water and cook spaghetti until just firm. Drain and set aside.
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken, shrimp, and marinade for 7 minutes. Add bell peppers and cook another 5 minutes before removing from heat.
- In a large pot, heat olive oil then fry pancetta until crisp, about 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Lower heat to medium-low and melt butter in the pot. Whisk in flour followed by garlic, parmesan, heavy cream, and egg yolks. Stir continuously for 5 minutes to avoid scrambling.
- Stir spaghetti into sauce and evenly spread mixture in a 9×13 inch baking dish. Arrange cooked chicken, shrimp, and peppers on top.
- Preheat oven broiler on low setting.
- In a bowl, combine parmesan romano, mozzarella, panko, melted butter, and garlic powder. Sprinkle this topping evenly over the pasta.
- Broil pasta for 5 to 7 minutes until golden and crispy.
- Remove from oven, garnish with parsley, and serve warm.
Notes
- For crisp tops, broil 2–3 minutes at the end
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Calories: 1317kcal
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 1597mg
- Fat: 90g
- Saturated Fat: 48g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g + 29g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 74g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 53g
- Cholesterol: 449mg