Applebee's Recipes

Hi all,

I know, I know. You want Applebee’s recipes, but after I told you about the Chicken in my first post I thought I should at least give you the recipe!! So here it is:

Description: Fettuccine tossed with sautéed chicken, onions and red and green peppers in a spicy, tomato Creole sauce = TGI Friday’s Spicy Cajun Chicken Pasta

Ingredients

10 oz. cooked fettuccine (cooked al dente)

1 cup Spicy Cajun Pasta Sauce (recipe follows)

1 boneless chicken breast, cooked and sliced in strips

1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon chopped parsley

Spicy Cajun Pasta Sauce:

2 oz. olive oil

1 tablespoon fresh chopped garlic

1/2 cup coarsely chopped onion

1/2 cup coarsely chopped green peppers

1/2 cup coarsely chopped red peppers

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 cup chicken stock

1 cup V-8 juice

cornstarch (mix about a table spoon with a couple tablespoons cold water to form a slurry)

salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Prepare sauce: Heat oil in saute pan; add garlic; saute for 30 seconds; add onions and saute for 1 minute; add peppers and continue to saute for another minute. Deglaze with chicken stock and reduce to half. Add V-8 juice and cayenne pepper; bring to boil; simmer 10 minutes.

2. Thicken to consistency with cornstarch; season to taste with salt and pepper.

3. Add cooked pasta to sauce and heat through until hot.

4. Arrange on serving dish and top with chicken breast. Sprinkle with Parmesan and parsley.

This recipe serves 4, so you’ll need to adjust the portion sizes accordingly for your numbers. Enjoy! Mark and I find this a really healthful meal and absolutely delicious too! If you want more of America’s restaurant recipes, then:

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Paula