Copycat Cheddars New Orleans Pasta Recipes

CHEDDAR'S NEW ORLEANS PASTA WITH ALFREDO SAUCE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Cook penne according to package directions. Drain and keep hot. Prepare the Alfredo Sauce (directions below). Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add peppers and onions and sauté for 4 minutes until soft. Add chicken and sausage to pan, cook for 5 more minutes until chicken has cooked through. Add shrimp to pan and cook for 2 more minutes. Add the prepared Alfredo Sauce to the pan, along with the salsa. Bring to a simmer. Remove the shrimp. Add the cooked penne and toss with the sauce. Divide between 4 large plates or bowls. Top each serving with 4 shrimp and sprinkle with chopped parsley. ALFREDO SAUCE: Place butter, cream and garlic in a 4-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil, turn to a simmer and reduce by 20 percent. Add cheese and whisk well until smooth. Add salt and pepper. Use sauce in above recipe. Can be made ahead and refrigerate

CHEDDARS NEW ORLEANS PASTA

Steps:

• Marinate chicken for about 1 hour in the Italian dressing. Discard the marinade after the marinate has completed.
• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• In a large pot, heat butter. When the butter melts add the flour. Stir and cook for about 1 minute or until the roux begins to smell nutty.
• Add cream, parmesan cheese, mozzarella, and salsa. Stir to combine, and once the sauce thickens simmer until the sauce is needed.
• Add 1 tablespoon of oil into a large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken for 5 to 7 minutes, or until done. Remove chicken from the skillet.
• Add sliced sausage to the skillet and sear. Remove sausage and wipe out the skillet.
• Sprinkle Tony Chachere seasoning on the shrimp.
• Add another tablespoon of oil to the skillet and cook shrimp just until pink. Remove shrimp from the skillet.
• Add oil to the skillet if necessary and sauté onion and green bell pepper until the vegetables are tender.
• To assemble, combine pasta, meats, cooked vegetables with the sauce. Serve immediately.

CHEDDAR'S NEW ORLEANS PASTA

Steps:

• Directions:
• Cook penne according to package directions, drain and keep hot.
• Prepare the Alfredo Sauce below.
• Heat olive in a large skillet over medium heat. Add peppers and onions and sauté for 4 minutes until soft.
• Add chicken and sausage to pan, cook for 5 more minutes until chicken has cooked through.
• Add shrimp to pan and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Add the prepared Alfredo Sauce to the pan, along with the salsa. Bring to a simmer. Remove the shrimp.
• Add the cooked penne and toss with the sauce. Divide between 4 large plates or bowls. Top each serving with 4 shrimp and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
• Alfredo Sauce directions
• Place butter, cream and garlic in a 4-qt. saucepan. Bring to a boil, turn to a simmer and reduce by 20 percent.
• Add cheese and whisk well until smooth.
• Add salt and pepper.
• Use sauce in above recipe. Can be made ahead and refrigerate

CHEDDAR'S BAKED SPASAGNA HACK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot. Add the spaghetti and cook for 11 to 14 minutes or until done, then pour into a strainer and rinse with cold water to cool.
• While the spaghetti cooks mix together the mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, half-and-half, Italian herb seasoning, salt, and garlic powder in a large bowl. Combine the cheese mixture with the cooked spaghetti.
• Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with a generous coating of olive oil non-stick spray. Pour the spaghetti mixture into the dish and spread it out with a spatula until it is flat, but don't pack it down. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until the inside edges begin to turn light brown. Remove the dish from the oven and keep it covered.
• While the dish is baking, make the meat sauce by browning the meat in large saute pan over medium heat. Use a potato masher to crumble the meat into smaller pieces as it cooks. Drain off most of the fat, then remove the browned meat and set it aside. Don't wash out the pan since you'll be using it in the next step. You want it greasy.
• Add the onion and garlic to the pan and cook for just a few minutes over medium heat until the onion and garlic are beginning to brown. Add the meat back to the pan along with two jars of marinara sauce. Cook until the sauce begins to bubble, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• When you are ready to serve the dish, slice the pasta into 6 square servings. Place each serving on a plate and 1 cup of the meat sauce over the top of the pasta. Sprinkle each serving with 2 tablespoons of shredded Parmesan cheese.