Johnny Carinos Lasagna Recipe Copycat Food

SPICY SPAGHETTI SKILLETINI

Steps:

• 1. Add dry spaghetti to a pot of boiling salted water. Once spaghetti has been cooked according to package directions, drain and set aside (rinse under cool water to prevent pasta from sticking together.
• 2. Meanwhile-use large cast iron skillet-heat olive oil. Add onions till caramelized and 1/2 way through cooking onions add bell peppers.
• 3. Once bell peppers are softened and onions translucent, add minced garlic and saute until fragrant.
• 4. Add marinara sauce, crushed red pepper and cooked pasta.
• 5. Simmer over low medium heat 10 minutes. Serve hot.
• 6. Shrimp may be added to this recipe and other veggies if you like.. (Like tomatoes, parsley, red crushed pepper, olives and adding spices and heavy creme.

JALAPENO GARLIC TILAPIA BY JOHNNY CARINO'S

Steps:

• Dredge the tilapia filets in the flour, and add them with the melted margarine and garlic to a medium temperature sauté pan.
• Once the tilapia has finished cooking on one side, flip them over and add the jalapenos, spinach, salt, pepper, and garlic salt.
• Prepare the angel hair in boiling water, and allow it to cook for 3 to 4 minutes depending on the temperature of the water.
• As the filets begin to flake, add the heavy cream, and bring it to a slight boil.
• Once the cream begins to boil, remove the pan from the fire and reduce the lemon butter into the sauce.
• Place the pasta in a bowl, and pour the fish with the sauce over the pasta.
• Garnish with fresh roma tomatoes and parsley.

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.

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!