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    T.G.I. Friday’s® Bruschetta Chicken


    Source of Recipe


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    List of Ingredients




    Four 4 oz. chicken breasts (grill right before serving)
    Season both sides of chicken breasts with salt and black pepper
    Grill 3-4 minutes per side for grill marks or until the chicken
    breasts reach 165ºF
    (recommend cooking on a seasoned grill)

    Garlic Bread
    1 stick of butter (1/4 pound)
    1/8 tsp. salt
    1/8 tsp. black pepper
    1/8 tsp. garlic powder
    Melt butter in microwave and stir to combine seasonings
    Drizzle your favorite bread with garlic butter and bake at 350º
    until
    crispy and golden brown (approximately 4 minutes)

    Pasta
    1 lb. angel hair pasta (can cook and chill ahead of time)
    2 Tbsp. salt
    Boil pasta in ½ gallon of water with salt until al dente
    Drain and transfer to bowl
    If cooking ahead of time, shock in an ice bath to cool, remove from
    water and toss with 2 Tbsp. of salad oil
    Tomato Salad

    Step 1
    6-8 medium-size Roma tomatoes
    2 Tbsp. olive oil
    1/4 tsp. salt
    1/8 tsp. black pepper
    2 cloves of minced garlic
    10 fresh basil leaves

    Recipe



    Wash, core and dice tomatoes to 1/4 pieces, save juices and place in
    small bowl
    Wash, dry and cut basil leaves into thin strips
    Combine all ingredients and hold for 2 hours before use

    Step 2
    Heat heavy bottom sauce pan under medium-low flame
    Add 2 Tbsp. olive oil, heat oil for 20 seconds
    Add any remaining garlic butter from bread to sauce pan
    Sauté in oil 2 cloves of garlic sliced into thin coins (if small
    use
    3) for 45 seconds on each side until soft and tender - do not brown
    garlic (if brown discard and start over)
    Increase heat and add tomato salad and stir

    Step 3
    Add 1/2 cup of plain tomato sauce to pan and bring to a boil
    Add pasta to sauce pan and toss with fresh sauce (sauce should just
    coat pasta)
    Transfer to a service platter or plate individually
    Garnish with balsamic glaze

    Balsamic Glaze
    1 cup of balsamic vinegar
    1 Tbsp. of sugar
    Bring to a boil in small sauce pan and turn down flame to a simmer
    Reduce by 75% until sauce turns to a thick syrup, hold at room temp

    To Serve
    Slice chicken breast into strips on a bias (45 degree angle) and
    place on top of pasta
    Slice 5 fresh basil leaves into thin strips and garnish pasta
    Enjoy

 

 

 


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