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    Chicken Bryan à la Carrabba’s

    By Chula King · September 17, 2016 · Updated March 8, 2022 3 Comments

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    Chicken breast topped with goat cheese, and a sauce of sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, butter, garlic, onions, lemon juice and white wine.

    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.

    Chicken Bryan

    Contents show
    1 Ingredients
    2 Making Chicken Bryan à la Carrabba’s
    3 Chicken Bryan à la Carrabba’s
    3.1 Ingredients
    3.2 Instructions
    3.3 Nutrition

    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.

    Ingredients for Chicken Bryan

    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.

    Adding garlic to onions in pan

    Then I added the wine and lemon juice, and cooked the mixture over medium low heat for about 10 minutes, until it reduced somewhat.

    Adding lemon juice to pan

    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.

    whisking in butter to pan

    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.

    Adding basil and sun dried tomatoes to sauce

    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.

    Cooking the chicken in skillet

    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!

    Chicken breast topped with goat cheese, and a sauce of sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, butter, garlic, onions, lemon juice and white wine.

    If you liked this dish, why not try my One Pot Creamy Tuscan Chicken.

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    Chicken breast topped with goat cheese, and a sauce of sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, butter, garlic, onions, lemon juice and white wine.

    Chicken Bryan à la Carrabba’s

    I should probably start this with a disclaimer – I’ve never actually eaten at Carrabba’s. However, I saw this recipe as a “Thought You’d Never Ask” in 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 right – it was amazing! It’s basically a cooked chicken breast topped with goat cheese and a sauce of sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, butter, garlic, onions, lemon juice and white wine.
    5 from 2 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Italian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 2 servings
    Calories: 636kcal
    Author: Chula King

    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.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 636kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Cholesterol: 175mg | Sodium: 569mg | Potassium: 665mg | Vitamin A: 1660IU | Vitamin C: 19.7mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1.4mg
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    Chicken breast topped with goat cheese, and a sauce of sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, butter, garlic, onions, lemon juice and white wine.

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    1. Carolyn Haley says

      September 18, 2016 at 1:32 pm

      Made my copy and will be making this for dinner tomorrow evening. It sounds delicious.

      Carolyn

    2. c2king says

      September 18, 2016 at 5:10 pm

      Hope you enjoy it!

      Chula

    3. Citra Kale @Citra's Home Diary says

      October 20, 2016 at 8:46 am

      sound perfect dinner recipe. Pinned it!

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