I should probably start this with a disclaimer – I’ve never actually eaten at Carrabba’s. However, I saw the recipe for Chicken Bryan à la Carrabba’s on the Orlando Sentinel, and thought it sounded amazing. The first time that I made it, it wasn’t that good. But with the changes that I made, it was amazing! It’s basically a cooked chicken breast topped with goat cheese and a sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, butter, garlic, onions, lemon juice, and white wine.
Ingredients
I used the following ingredients for Chicken Bryan à la Carrabba’s: Chicken breasts, salt, freshly ground black pepper, butter, goat cheese, onion, garlic, lemon juice, white wine, sun-dried tomatoes, and fresh basil.
Making Chicken Bryan à la Carrabba’s
The first step was making the lemon/butter sauce. I started by cooking the onion and garlic in melted butter in a small sauce pan set over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
Then I added the wine and lemon juice, and cooked the mixture over medium low heat for about 10 minutes, until it reduced somewhat.
I removed the pan from the heat and let it cool for about 5 minutes. Then I added the butter, a piece at a time, and whisked the mixture until the butter melted and the sauce emulsified.
Finally I added the chopped and drained sun-dried tomatoes and basil, gave the mixture a stir, and set it aside while I cooked the chicken.
Now it was time to cook the chicken. The recipe that I was using as a guide called for grilling the chicken. Since it was hot and rainy outside, I decided to cook the chicken in a little olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Before adding the chicken to the skillet, I sprinkled a little bit of salt and freshly ground black pepper on both sides. I cooked the chicken for about 5 minutes on one side, and then cooked it on the other side for another 5 minutes or so, until the juices ran clear.
Next I topped each of the chicken breasts with some goat cheese and let the chicken cook a bit longer, to melt the goat cheese. I transferred the chicken to a plate, topped it with the lemon/butter sauce, and served it with some steamed fresh broccoli, a baked potato, and a freshly made baguette. Yum!
If you liked this dish, why not try my One Pot Creamy Tuscan Chicken.
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Chicken Bryan à la Carrabba’s
Ingredients
- 2 (5 ounce) skinless and boneless chicken breasts, trimmed of all fat
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 ounces goat cheese
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter divided
- 1 Tablespoon minced onion
- 1 teaspoon (1 large clove) minced garlic
- 6 Tablespoons white wine
- 1 ½ Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup drained and chopped sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons fresh basil chopped
Instructions
- Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Sauté minced onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon butter, until onions are soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add white wine and lemon juice; simmer 10 minutes on medium-low to reduce.
- Add remaining 5 Tablespoons butter, a little at a time, until butter melts and mixture emulsifies. Add sun-dried tomatoes and basil; stir to combine. Set aside.
- Add about 1 tablespoon olive oil to skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook on one side about 5 minutes. Turn over and cook on other side for about 5 minutes, or until juices run clear.
- Top each chicken breast with 1 ounce of goat cheese; continue cooking until goat cheese starts to melt.
- Top with lemon/butter sauce.
- Yield: 2 servings.
Citra Kale @Citra's Home Diary says
sound perfect dinner recipe. Pinned it!
c2king says
Hope you enjoy it!
Chula
Carolyn Haley says
Made my copy and will be making this for dinner tomorrow evening. It sounds delicious.
Carolyn