Chicken And Potato Florentine Soup Olive Garden Food

CHICKEN FLORENTINE SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Place shredded chicken, broth, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt, pepper, diced tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, beans and water in your crock pot. Cook on LOW for 4½ - 5 hours (or on HIGH for 2 - 3 hours)
• Stir in cream cheese until well combined. Cook soup for another half hour and add your spinach.
• Cook for 20-30 more minutes and right before serving add your 2 cups of Mozzarella cheese. Stir in cheese until it is well combined. Enjoy!

POTATO FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• in a soup pot, combine the oil, onions and rosemary.
• cover and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring often.
• add the potatoes, salt and water or stock and bring just to a boil.
• lower the heat, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes till potatoes are tender.
• with a slotted spoon, remove and set aside 2 cups of the cooked potatoes.
• to the soup pot, add the spinach, basil and parsley, cover and cook for 1 or 2 minutes till spinach is wilted but still bright green.
• in a blender, puree the reserved potatoes with the neufchatel, grated cheese, milk and pepper.
• stir the puree back into the soup and reheat gently - adjust seasonings to taste.

CHICKEN AND POTATO FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in Dutch oven. Add onion and garlic; saute until translucent.
• Add broth, water, tomatoes, basil, sugar, Italian seasoning, paprika and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes.
• Peel and thinly slice potatoes. Add to tomatoes and simmer 30-40 minutes, until potatoes are almost tender.
• Add chicken and spinach. Simmer 10-15 minutes.
• Blend 2 cups of soup with half and half and cream cheese. Pour into Dutch oven; blend and heat through.
• Stir in balsamic vinegar.

CHICKEN AND POTATO FLORENTINE SOUP (OLIVE GARDEN)

Steps:

• Simmer first 6 ingredients until chicken breasts are tender; remove meat and let cool; drain the solids from the broth and put clear liquid back into the soup pot; chop up chicken into bite size chunks and put back into the broth.
• Add next 10 ingredients to the soup pot and simmer for 45-60 minutes. The potatoes should be fork tender but not mushy.
• Add the fresh spinach and stir; let it wilt into the soup for about 5 minutes.
• Add the cream cheese and the grated mozzarella to the soup pot. Stir frequently until the cheese melts. Be careful that it does not stick to the bottom.
• Ladle into bowls; serve with crusty bread.

CHICKEN CROSTINA - OLIVE GARDEN RECIPE

Steps:

• - Mix all ingredients for potato crust in a bowl and set aside.
• - Mix 1/12 cups flour, salt, pepper and italian seasoning in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken in the mixture, shaking off any excess. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a large skillet. Cook chicken breasts 2 at a time over med-high heat until golden brown and crisp, or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Add more oil for each batch as necessary.
• - Place cooked chicken breasts on a baking sheet or dish and top with potato crust mixture. Transfer baking sheet to a pre-heated broiler until golden brown. (1-2 minutes).
• - Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
• - Heat 2 tbsp oil in a sauce pan. Add roasted garlic, cook for 1 minute. Stir in 1 tbsp of flour and wine and bring to a boil. Add cream, parmesan cheese, 1 tbsp parsley, and tomatoes. Sauce is done when it is bubbling throughout and begins to thicken.
• - Coat pasta with sauce, then top with chicken and remaining sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley.

THE OLIVE GARDEN - CHICKEN CASTELLINA

Steps:

• Sauce.
• SAUTÉ pancetta (or bacon) in a 3-qt sauce pan or large pot, over medium/high heat until crisp and golden brown. Reduce heat, add butter and allow it to melt. Add garlic and sun-dried tomatoes. Sauté for approximately one minute, stirring frequently (do not brown).
• WHISK in cream, milk and cornstarch. Raise heat to medium/high. Whisk in Parmesan and Gouda cheeses. Once cheese melts, add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring continuously.
• REMOVE from heat and let stand uncovered.
• Chicken.
• MIX flour with salt and pepper. Coat chicken in seasoned flour, shaking off excess flour.
• HEAT olive oil in large sauté pan. Add chicken in a single layer and cook until golden brown on both sides (approximately 7 minutes total). Juices should run clear.
• ADD wine to chicken in pan (caution: there will be a low flame in pan). Toss gently until wine is evaporated. Add sauce and bring to a boil on medium/high heat.
• TRANSFER drained, cooked pasta to large platter. Evenly distribute chicken and sauce over pasta.
• GARNISH with chopped parsley and serve.