My Version Of Olive Garden Stuffed Chicken Florentine Recipes

STUFFED CHICKEN FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Thaw, drain and squeeze spinach.
• Rinse, drain and squeeze artichoke hearts.
• Saute garlic with olive oil over med/high heat.
• Add cream cheese, goat cheese, spinach, artichoke hearts, hot sauce, and garlic to med-low sauce pan. Stir until cheeses are melted and everything is combined.
• Flatten chicken breasts, season with salt and pepper.
• Put 2-3 tbs of spinach mixture onto each chicken breast, top with sliced mushrooms and then roll it up or fold it over.
• Brush with balsamic vinaigrette.
• Bake at 350°F for 15-35 minutes (depends on how thinly you flattened the chicken breasts), taking them out about half way through to brush with more vinaigrette.

FLORENTINE STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine the spinach, Parmesan cheese and onion and mix thoroughly. Stuff the cavity of each chicken breast with 1/4 of the mixture. (NOTE: Bone-in split breasts usually have a little cavity; if one is not naturally present, use a sharp knife to make a slit in the side of the breast.)
• Lay stuffed breasts in a 9x13 inch baking dish, and cover with the sauce.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 35 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and tender; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake another 5 minutes, until cheese is melted.

MY VERSION OF OLIVE GARDEN STUFFED CHICKEN FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Cut the chicken breasts in half, the butterfly them (so you have 6 butterflied pieces of chicken).
• Mix together cheeses, sour cream, bread crumbs, garlic crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Add 2 Tbsp sun dried tomatoes(remove from the oil, and chop before adding). Put the mixture into the butterflied chicken.
• Dredge the chicken in about 1 C flour.
• Put some oil in a pan and sear both sides of the chicken, then remove from pan and place in a baking dish and put it in the oven for 10-20 minutes at 350 degrees.
• While that is cooking, cook the noodles according to directions.
• In another pan, mix together 1/2 C flour and 1/4 C olive oil until thick. Add half and half and chicken broth and whisk until smooth. Let it heat and thicken more.
• Take the remaining sun dried tomatoes and put them into a food processor or blender and pulverize them, then add it to the half and half sauce on the stove. Add Salt and pepper to taste. This is your sun dried tomato sauce.
• To serve, put the chicken on the plate, and put the cooked noodles next to the chicken. Add the sun dried tomato sauce on top of the pasta. Then sprinkle the chopped Roma tomatoes and spinach on top of the pasta and serve. to do like olive garden, serve with extra fresh Parmesan on top.

OLIVE GARDEN STUFFED CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stuffing:Combine all cheese stuffing ingredients in a bowl.
• Chicken:Butterfly thickest section to create two lobes.Place pounded chicken breasts on a plate and place desired amount of stuffing on one half of chicken breast.
• Gently press stuffing down and fold over other side of chicken breast. Preheat a large sauté pan on stove top. Add 4 oz. oil; heat oil until shimmering.
• Place approximately 2 cups flour in a pan and season it to taste with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess flour. Place stuffed chicken breasts in sauté pan with the preheated oil.
• Cook each side until golden. When chicken is seared on both sides remove them from sauté pan and place them in a baking pan and into the oven for 10-20 minutes.
• Bake until juices run clear and stuffing and center reach a temperature of at least 165°.
• Sauce: Add the onions to the sauté pan. Stir with spatula. After 2 minutes add the mushrooms; sauté mixture until onions are translucent. Deglaze sauté pan with the marsala wine (make sure to incorporate particles from bottom of pan). Bring wine to a simmer and add heavy cream. Simmer sauce on low heat until reduced by half.
• Place cooked chicken breast on a plate and top with onions, mushrooms and sauce.

OLIVE GARDEN STUFFED CHICKEN PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• Wash chicken breasts, do not dry, and slit lengthwise, almost through -- to make a pocket.
• Combine ricotta, Romano, Parmesan, basil, thyme and oregano in mixing bowl. It will be crumbly.
• Stuff into pocket of chicken, leaving a small "edge" to seal. Using egg white, rub around edge and pinch to seal. Or may use toothpicks, but be sure to remove before serving.
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and melt butter and Crisco in oven at 350 degrees -- about 5 minutes.
• Dredge wet chicken in breadcrumbs, coating well, and place on baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Turn chicken and bake another 15 to 20 minutes.
• While baking, heat pasta sauce until hot. Remove chicken from oven and spoon hot pasta sauce over each.
• Before serving, top with grated, fresh Parmesan cheese, if desired.

STUFFED CHICKEN FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place each breast on large sheet of plastic wrap, cover with second sheet.
• Pound with meat pounder until 1/4" thick.
• Add 3 Tbls.
• of Spinach Artichoke Dip to center of each breast.
• Fold breast and secure with toothpick.
• Beat eggs.
• Dip breast in egg mixture and then roll in breadcrumbs.
• Place in a baking dish.
• Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Serve.