Chicken Mezzaluna Carrabbas Style Food

COPYCAT CARRABBA'S SPICY CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Dice celery, onion, carrots, potato and bell pepper into 1/4-1/2" pieces
• Heat dutch oven to medium high and add olive oil
• Once pan is hot, add celery, carrots, potato, onion and pepper. Saute for 5 min until vegetables start to soften
• Add tomatoes, parsley, garlic and red pepper flakes and stir
• Add water and broth - cover and bring soup to a boil over medium low heat
• Partially cover pot and simmer for 1 hour
• Using a potato masher, mash some of the vegetables in the bottom of the pot
• Add chicken to soup and simmer 30 minutes more
• While chicken is simmering in soup- cook pasta
• Right before serving, add cooked pasta
• Serve with freshly grated Parmesan

CHICKEN MEZZALUNA, CARRABBA'S STYLE

Steps:

• Dough:.
• Beat eggs and water together. Add 2 C of flour and 1 ½ teaspoons salt; beat well. Gradually stir in about 1 ¾ C flour to make moderately stiff dough. Turn out on lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Divide into 2 parts. Cover and let rest 10 minute Roll each part of dough out into 16x12 in rectangle. Cut into 2 inch squares.
• Sauce:
• Make the alfredo sauce, in a large skillet, melt butter. Sauté chopped garlic over medium heat. Stir in 1 ½ C half and half. Cook over medium heat 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. Add remaining half and half, Parmesan cheese, and pepper. Once made, add the spaghetti sauce and stir well. Then add the half and half and cheese. Stir until its a smooth sauce; should look pink-orange.
• Filling:
• Combine chicken, spinach and melted butter. Stir in cheeses and spices. Place 1 tbs. of filling on one 2 inches square of dough. Moisten edges of dough with water and top with second square; seal well with tines of fork. Repeat with remaining filling and dough. Set aside to dry. Cook ravioli in large pot of boiling water until they float on the surface. Rinse and drain.

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL LINGUINE PESCATORE

Steps:

• Cook all the above (except linguine) over medium heat in a covered saute pan until done.
• Toss with 12 ounces of cooked linguini.
• Garnish and serve.