Olive Garden Chicken Caprese

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 -10 plum tomatoes, roma (2 pounds)
• 30 medium fresh basil leaves
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts or 6 chicken breast fillets
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 1/2 cup wine
• 3 tablespoons garlic, minced, divided
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 3 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning, divided
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, plus
• 1 tablespoon salt, divided
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 1/2 cups flour, plus
• 1 tablespoon flour, divided
• 1 lb dry capellini (angel hair)

Recipe

• 1 tomatoes and basil preparation:.
• 2 core and cut roma (plum) tomatoes into 1-inch pieces. chef's note: to preserve juices and seeds, use a paring knife to remove just the top of the core on each tomato.
• 3 cut basil leaves into 1-inch pieces (no stems).
• 4 combine roma tomatoes, basil, 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons of minced garlic, 1½ teaspoons of italian seasoning and 1½ teaspoons of salt in a large bowl and blend thoroughly.
• 5 cover, set aside and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• 6 chicken preparation:.
• 7 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 8 coat a large, non-stick skillet with vegetable oil and heat over medium-high heat.
• 9 combine 1½ cups of flour, 1 tablespoon of salt, black pepper and 2 teaspoons of italian seasoning in a shallow dish.
• 10 dredge chicken in the mixture, shaking off any excess.
• 11 place chicken in skillet and sauté for about two minutes on each side, or until just golden brown. if skillet is not large enough, sauté the chicken in batches.
• 12 when finished, transfer chicken to a large baking dish and place in oven to cook for approximately 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees fahrenheit.
• 13 pasta preparation:.
• 14 cook pasta according to package directions.
• 15 drain and set aside until needed.
• 16 sauce preparation:.
• 17 while pasta is cooking, heat 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil in a medium sauce pan over medium heat.
• 18 add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and sauté for approximately 1 minute. do not brown.
• 19 slowly add 1 tablespoon of flour and stir to combine.
• 20 add wine and bring to a boil. boil for approximately 1 minute.
• 21 remove marinated tomato and basil mixture from refrigerator. drain tomatoes and basil from liquid and set aside until needed. add ½ cup of the marinade liquid and sauté for approximately 1 minute.
• 22 add heavy cream. lower heat and bring to a simmer.
• 23 add grated parmesan cheese.
• 24 assembling chicken caprese:.
• 25 preheat broiler.
• 26 remove chicken from baking dish and set aside until needed.
• 27 transfer pasta to baking dish and partly coat with sauce.
• 28 pour desired amount of the remaining sauce on pasta and evenly distribute tomatoes and basil over pasta.
• 29 place chicken on top of pasta.
• 30 sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese evenly over chicken.
• 31 place baking dish under broiler for approximately 2-3 minutes or until mozzarella cheese has melted.