Applebees Style 3 Cheese Chicken Penne Food

APPLEBEE'S STYLE 3 CHEESE CHICKEN PENNE

Steps:

• Chop Chicken and marinade in Italian dressing for 30 minute.
• Chop tomatoes, add oil chopped Garlic and basil to make bruschetta. Set aside.
• Cook Penne in boiling water.
• Grill or broil Chicken.
• Divide pasta between two microwavable bowls.
• Pour Alfredo sauce.over the pasta in each bowl.
• Layer on Bruschetta.
• Add a layer of Chicken.
• Add a layer of shredded cheese.
• Microwave for 3 min, or longer if previously chilled till cheese is melted.
• Serve with Garlic bread.
• Can be prepared well ahead of time in individual bowls, then Microwaved thoroughly.
• NB. I have edited this recipe from the original post. Thanks to JFitz who kindly pointed out I had omitted to include the Garlic in the Bruschetta. JFitz also added the that she cooked the meal in a casserole dish, in the oven. I have done this successfully also, but I have failed at it by using low quality shredded Italian 3 cheese mix. Always use fresh.

APPLEBEE'S 3 CHEESE CHICKEN PENNE RECIPE

Steps:

• Start by chopping the chicken and place it in a bowl.
• Add Italian dressing to the bowl and marinate for nearly 30 minutes.
• Prepare roux by adding butter and flour to a pan. Add milk to it and whisk it so it won't get any lumps.
• Season it with salt, pepper and nutmeg and let it simmer until it reaches the desired consistency.
• Now, chop the tomatoes and place them in a bowl. Add oil, basil and garlic to the tomato bowl to make bruschetta.
• Cook penne according to instructions on the packet and drain the water.
• Now, grill the chicken, or you can broil it.
• Take two microwavable bowls and divide the pasta between the two.
• Pour alfredo sauce over the pasta in both bowls. Layer it on the bruschetta. Then, add a layer of chicken and Italian cheeses; mozzarella, parmesan, provolone.
• Microwave it for 3 minutes or until cheese gets melted.
• Your Applebee's authentic chicken penne pasta is ready to serve.

APPLEBEE'S THREE CHEESE CHICKEN PENNE

Steps:

• Chop chicken and marinate in italian dressing for 30 minutes.
• Chop tomatoes, add oil, basil and garlic then set aside.
• Cook penne as directed.
• Grill chicken.
• Pour alfedo over pasta.
• Add layer of chicken.
• Add layer of shredded cheese.
• Microwave until cheese is melted.
• Serve with garlic bread.

3 CHEESE CHICKEN PENNE

Steps:

• 2T lemon juice, 1 T olive oil and italian seasonings together, pour over chicken and place in a plastic bag or a marinator container. (i use a vacuume sealed container to speed up process) let marinate for 30 minutes to a couple hours.
• start bruscetta mixture too. just mix altogether and cover in the fridge until dinner is ready to serve.
• heat grill and cook chicken on a medium heat until chicken is completely done. start to cook your pasta on stove according to package directions.
• meanwhile heat 2 tsp olive oil over med-high heat in a heavy skillet and cook mushrooms and onions until tender. turn off skillet
• empty jar of alfredo sauce into skillet and add drained cooked pasta.
• chicken is done. slice thick or thin and add to the skillet mix altogether.
• heat contents of skillet up until just about bubbly then add the cheeses and mix well until combined and melted.
• serve in pasta dishes and top with bruscetta mix
• along with some garlic bread or sticks this is a great meal!