Romanos Macaroni Grill Copycat Food

INSALATA FLORENTINE ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL COPYCAT

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, combine all salad ingredients in a bowl and toss.
• Drain pasta thoroughly and cool. Add to salad ingredients and toss.
• Whisk lemon juice and zest, mustard, honey, garlic, chives, basil, oil, and salt and pepper.
• Toss dressing with salad, top with shaved parmesan, and serve.

CARMELA'S CHICKEN RIGATONI (COPYCAT ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL)

Steps:

• In a hot sauté pan add butter flavored oil, mushrooms, chicken, basil, caramelized onions, salt and pepper and sauté for approximately 60 to 90 seconds.
• Add the wine and sauté for 60 seconds. Add the heavy cream and bring to a boil over high heat. Dip pre-cooked pasta in boiling water for 10 seconds, drain thoroughly.
• Put pasta in sauté pan and sauté until well incorporated. Toss briefly over fire, add parmesan cheese and continue to toss until cheese is completely incorporated.
• Transfer to plate, garnish with parsley.

ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL ROSEMARY BREAD

Steps:

• Place yeast, sugar and water in large bowl or food processor and allow mixture to become bubbly.
• Mix in 1 T butter, salt, and 2 cups of flour.
• Add one tablespoon of the fresh chopped rosemary.
• Knead for about 10 minutes by hand or in food processor about 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
• Add more flour if necessary.
• Oil a bowl, put dough in it and cover with a towel.
• Let dough rise in a warm place for one hour until doubled.
• Punch down dough and divide in half.
• Let dough rest about 5 minutes.
• Spray baking pan or cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• Shape the dough into 2 small rounded oval loaves.
• Sprinkle remaining 1 Tablespoon of rosemary over the loaves and press lightly into the surface.
• Let loaves rise again until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Carefully remove from oven, brush with remaining butter (and salt if desired.).

ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL FOCACCIA

Steps:

• Pour a scant tablespoon of the olive oil into a 9"-square cake pan; spread evenly to cover bottom and sides.
• Place all-purpose flour, semolina flour, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and all of the yeast in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a dough hook.
• (The mixing can be done by hand as well.) Blend ingredients on medium speed.
• Reduce speed to low and slowly add hot milk.
• Raise the speed to medium and continue mixing for 5 minutes (knead about 8 to 10 minutes by hand).
• Sprinkle bottom of cake pan with a little flour.
• Remove dough from bowl and spread out evenly in pan.
• Cover pan with a towel and let rest for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Remove towel, and brush dough with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.
• Sprinkle top with additional salt and, rosemary.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and drizzle with remaining oil.

ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL NACHOS NAPOLI

Steps:

• stack the wonton wrappers and slice into 3-4 sections lengthwise and then cut each strip 3 more times to make little rectangles or chips.
• Deep fry in hot canola oil till light golden brown, drain on paper towels and set aside.
• Cheese sauce:.
• Mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl, then add granules; set aside.
• In a sauce pan heat the cream.
• Slowly add cornstarch mixture, mix till thick and slowly add in cheese.
• Stir till cheese is totally melted and then turn heat to low and stir occasionally.
• Place the chips on a plate and sprinkle with1/2 the mozzarella cheese.
• Dot the top with about 2/3 c hot cheese sauce.
• Sprinkle all other ingredients evenly over the top.
• Sprinkle with as much remaining mozzarella cheese as desired.
• Serve while hot.
• Cheese sauce makes about 3 cups. Servings are for a meal, for an appetizer it would feed around 2-4 people.

ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL PENNE RUSTICA

Steps:

• For Gratinata Sauce: Saute butter, garlic, and rosemary until garlic begins to brown.
• Add Marsala wine and reduce by one-third.
• Add remaining ingredients, reduce by half of the original volume.
• Set aside.
• For Penne Rustica: Saute pancetta until it begins to brown.
• Add butter, shallots, and shrimp.
• Cook until shrimp are evenly pink but still translucent.
• Add chicken, salt, pepper, and mix thoroughly.
• Add gratinata sauce and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese.
• Simmer until sauce thickens.
• In a large bowl, combine shrimp& chicken mixture with the cooked pasta.
• Pour into a large casserole dish or roaster.
• Top with remaining cheese, pimientos and sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake at 475 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove and garnish with fresh rosemary sprig.

ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL PASTA DI POLLO AL SUGO BIANCO

Steps:

• To Make the Sauce: Heat cream to very hot and just bubbly (but not a boil).
• Add chicken base and cheese.
• Stir constantly with a wire whip and bring temperature back to just bubbly.
• Dissolve cornstarch in the cold water and add to sauce.
• Bring to a slow simmer to cook out starch.
• Transfer sauce to a container, cover and refrigerate until needed.
• To Make the Pasta Dish: Saute red onion in butter for a few seconds then add pancetta and garlic.
• Add chicken, green onions and pasta.
• Deglaze the pan with the cream.
• Add asiago cream sauce.
• Heat thoroughly.
• Garnish with parsley and serve.

ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13 pan.
• With an electric mixer, beat mayonnaise and sugar together.
• In a medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa powder and baking soda.
• Add half of the flour mixture to the mayonnaise mixture.
• Add half of the buttermilk to the batter, beating well.
• Add remaining flour mixture and remaining buttermilk.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted 2 inches from the edge comes out with crumbs attached.
• Let cool. Meanwhile, prepare ganache: Put chopped chocolate in a heat-resistant dish.
• Heat heavy cream over medium heat just until bubbles begin to form around the edges. Pour over chopped chocolate.
• Stir until smooth.
• Cut cake into pieces and pour ganache over each piece, so it drizzles down the sides. Garnish with chopped walnuts.

ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL CHICKEN SCALOPPINE

Steps:

• To make the sauce:.
• Heat the lemon juice and white wine in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Bring to a boil and reduce by one-third.
• Add cream and simmer until mixture thickens (3 to 4 minutes).
• Slowly add butter until completely incorporated.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove from heat and keep warm.
• To make chicken and pasta:.
• Cook pasta and drain.
• Heat a small amount of oil and two tablespoons butter in a large skillet.
• Dredge chicken in flour and saute in pan, turning once, until brown and cooked through.
• Remove chicken from pan.
• Add remaining ingredients to pan.
• Heat until mushrooms soften and are cooked. Add chicken back to pan.
• To serve:.
• Place cooked pasta on each plate.
• Add half of butter sauce to chicken mixture and toss.
• Taste and adjust. Add more sauce if needed.
• Place chicken mixture over pasta.
• Add a little more sauce to each.
• Garnish with parsley.