Johnny Carinos Artichoke Pasta Food

JOHNNY CARINO'S FIVE MEAT TUSCAN PASTA

Steps:

• Grill Italian sausage until done. Cool and slice into 1/4" pieces.
• Add olive oil to a large sauté pan at medium heat. Once oil is heated, add garlic, sausage, ham, bacon, pepperoni, green bell peppers, yellow onions, salt and pepper. Sauté until bacon is cooked, peppers and onions are soft.
• Add meat sauce to sauté pan.
• Cook penne pasta according to package directions. Drain excess water and then toss pasta with contents of sauté pan.
• Place Five Meat Tuscan Pasta into designated serving plate ware, garnish with Asiago and Parmesan cheeses and enjoy!

MY VERSION: CARINO'S SPICY ROMANO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Dredge the chicken breasts in blackening spice and place in a cast iron skillet over very high heat. Blacken both sides of the chicken and place in the oven for 10 minutes, or until juices run clear. Slice in strips and set aside.
• In a saute pan over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil. Add mushrooms,garlic and cook until mushrooms have released most of their liquid. Then add the sun-dried tomatoes and the chicken slices. Pour the white wine or chicken stock in the pan and scrape pan. Add the heavy cream, increase the heat to a simmer, and reduce the cream sauce by half.
• When the cream sauce is to desired consistency, stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan, 1/2 cup romano cheese, salt and pepper. Before serving open your artichoke hearts and slice in half. Drain well and put in pan, let cook til warm. I used the ready to serve artichoke hearts.
• Nest the pasta on large rimmed plates, pour sauce over pasta, and garnish with scallions and the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan.

SPICY SHRIMP AND CHICKEN PASTA (LIKE CARINO'S)

Steps:

• Season and grill the chicken breasts until done. Cool and slice into bite sized pieces.
• Add butter to a large sauté pan on medium heat.
• Once butter is melted, add the shrimp, sliced chicken, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, salt and pepper.
• Saute mixture until shrimp and mushrooms are cooked.
• Add the cream, Romano cheese and cayenne pepper. Let cream reduce by half while stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta al dente according to package directions; drain excess water.
• Toss cooked pasta with contents of sauté pan. Serve.