Olive Garden Tuscan Garlic Chicken

By Jaxson

Posted in response to a request; obtained in an online search. Sounds so delicious that I'm going to have to try it SOON! The OLIVE GARDEN menu describes the dish as: Tuscan Garlic Chicken is a flavorful blend of herb-seasoned chicken breasts sautéed with oven-roasted garlic, sweet roasted red peppers and spinach, served in a white wine and garlic cream sauce and tossed with curly fettuccine. (Prep & cooking times are guess-timates!)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour, plus
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 2 teaspoons Italian herb seasoning
• 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 3 fluid ounces vegetable oil, divided
• 1 lb penne pasta
• 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
• 1 red pepper, julienne cut
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1/2 lb whole spinach leaves, stemmed
• 12 fluid ounces heavy cream
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Preparation

Step 1

1 Preparing the chicken: Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, salt, black pepper and Italian herb seasoning in a shallow dish. 2 Dredge chicken in the mixture, shaking off any excess. 3 Saute the chicken in batches, in a large, nonstick, ovenproof skillet -- with enough oil to coat -- over medium-high heat for about two to three minutes on each side, or until golden brown and crisp. 4 When finished, transfer the skillet to a preheated oven at 350 degrees F. Cook for approximately 15 minutes or until cooked through and the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. 5 Preparing the pasta: Cook pasta al dente (or according to package instructions). 6 Drain and set aside until needed. 7 Preparing the sauce: While the pasta is cooking, heat 1/2 to 1 fluid ounce of oil in a sauce pan. Add the garlic and the red pepper and cook for approximately one minute. 8 Slowly add remaining one tablespoon of flour and stir to combine. 9 Next, add the white wine and bring to a boil for about one minute. Add the spinach and the cream and bring to a boil. The sauce is done cooking when the spinach becomes wilted. Complete by stirring in the parmesan cheese. 10 Preparing Tuscan Garlic Chicken entree: Partly coat the pasta with the sauce, transfer to a large bowl (or individual dishes) and then top with the chicken, the remaining sauce and the extra parmesan cheese. Serve and enjoy.