Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Scampi

Can you make Chicken Scampi without wine? 

What I love about this Chicken Scampi recipe is the garlic white wine sauce from Olive Garden. It’s very light and I’m not a wine drinker – so I actually bought a four-pack of those mini-bottles of wine and used one. 


You can make this without wine though – just substitute chicken broth – it still tastes delicious! 

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Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Scampi Recipe

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Author: Heather Johnson

prep time: 10 Mcook time: 20 Mtotal time: 30 M

I’ve been going to Olive Garden for 30 years! Their Chicken Scampi has always been my go-to order – and now I can make it at home! The chicken is lightly breaded and sauteed – and then it’s filled with tri-color peppers, lots of garlic and a little bit of cream – all on top of light angel hair pasta! I’m drooling just thinking about it!

ingredients:

• 6 THIN cut chicken tenders
• 1 cup flour
• salt and pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 tbsp butter
• 6 cloves garlic
• 1/2 orange, 1/2 yellow, 1/2 red bell pepper, sliced
• 1/2 medium onion, sliced
• 1/2 small lemon, juice & zest
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 mini-bottle Sutter Home white wine (187 ml – approx 3/4 cup) 
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 3/4 cup shredded parmesan
• 12 oz. angel hair

instructions:

How to cook Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Scampi

1. Boil pasta until al dente (2-3 minutes)
2. Place flour in a shallow dish and season with 1 Tbsp Salt and 1 Tbsp pepper and stir
3. Dredge chicken in flour.
4. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in large skillet.
5. Place chicken in skillet and cook over medium high heat for 2-4 minutes. Flip and cook for 2-4 more minutes. Remove to a plate.
6. Add 4 tbsp butter to skillet and scrape put the brown bits from the chicken.
7. Add peppers and onions. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for about 5 minutes. Remove to a plate.
8. Add cream, wine, broth, garlic cloves, lemon zest & juice. Bring to a simmer.
9. As it simmers and reduces – add cheese – grate right into pan a few tablespoons at a time and whisk into sauce.
10. Cook down to about 1/2 the volume and whisk in remainder of cheese. Taste it – see how you like it!
11. Add chicken, veggies and pasta tossing to coat well. Season with salt and parsley