Olive Garden’s Chicken Crostina

This dish was inspired and created at Olive Garden’s Culinary Institute of Tuscany in Italy. Chef Paolo Lafata will show you how to prepare this flavorful chicken entrée featuring a golden potato-parmesan crust and paired with linguine pasta and a creamy garlic-butter sauce. It’s a perfect way to add some zest to your family’s chicken blues.

Video Courtesy of Olive Garden’s YouTube Channel

Olive Garden’s Chicken Crostina Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 boneless Chicken Breasts
• 2 cups Flour
• 1 tablespoon Flour
• 1 tablespoon Salt
• 1 tablespoon Pepper
• 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
• 1 tablespoon Roasted Garlic, minced
• 1 cup White Wine
• 1 1/2 cups Heavy Cream
• 5 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 pound Linguine
• 1 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
• 1 cup Roma Tomatoes, cored & diced
• 2 tablespoons Parsley, chopped

Potato Crust

• 1 1/2 cups seasoned Breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup Butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 1/4 cup Parsley, chopped
• 1 small Potato, peeled & grated
• Salt & Pepper

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients for potato crust in a bowl and set aside.
2. Mix 1/12 cups flour, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken in the mixture, shaking off any excess. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a large skillet. Cook chicken breasts 2 at a time over med-high heat until golden brown and crisp, or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Add more oil for each batch as necessary.
3. Place cooked chicken breasts on a baking sheet or dish and top with potato crust mixture. Transfer baking sheet to a pre-heated broiler until golden brown. (1-2 minutes)
4. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
5. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a sauce pan. Add roasted garlic, cook for 1 minute. Stir in 1 tbsp of flour and wine and bring to a boil. Add cream, Parmesan cheese, 1 tbsp parsley, and tomatoes. Sauce is done when it is bubbling throughout and begins to thicken.
6. Coat pasta with sauce, then top with chicken and remaining sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley.

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Photo of Parmesan-Crusted Chicken is by alanagkelly – http://sunshineandbones.blogspot.com/ – and is used by permission under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) License. Original Video can be found at Olive Garden’s Chicken Crostina!. Additional Information Courtesy of Wikipedia and is used by permission.