Johnny Carino’s Chicken Scallopini You’ll Want Again
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Johnny Carino's Chicken Scallopini Recipe combines chicken, lemon butter, mushrooms, bacon, and cream for an Italian-inspired pasta dish full of flavor and elegance.
- Prep time
- 20 minutes
- Cook time
- 40 minutes
- Total time
- 1 hour
- Yield
- 2 servings
Ingredients
LEMON BUTTER: 4 sticks margarine (1 lb) 8 sticks butter (2 lbs) 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/2 cup white wine 2 teaspoons garlic, chopped CHICKEN SCALLOPINI: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 2 precooked chicken breasts 1/4 cup roma tomatoes, diced 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced 1/4 cup bacon, chopped 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 5 oz spaghetti, precooked 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream 1/2 cup lemon butterInstructions
- Step 1: Combine margarine, butter, lemon juice, white wine, and garlic to make lemon butter. Beat until smooth and refrigerate.
- Step 2: In a warm pan, melt butter. Add chicken, tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon, salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Cook until chicken browns.
- Step 3: Add cream and simmer for 5 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Step 4: Remove from heat and stir in lemon butter until sauce is silky.
- Step 5: Serve over precooked spaghetti and enjoy.
Notes
Make the lemon butter ahead to save time. Use fresh pasta for best results. Add a splash more lemon juice if the sauce feels too heavy. Refrigerate leftovers up to 3 days; reheat gently on the stove.Nutrition
- Calories
- 890
- Fat
- 68g
- Saturated fat
- 38g
- Sugar
- 3g
- Sodium
- 980mg
- Protein
- 40g
- Carbohydrates
- 34g
- Fiber
- 2g