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Chicken Margherita (Olive Garden Copycat)
Enjoy Olive Garden's newest menu item, Chicken Margherita, at home. Grilled chicken breasts topped with fresh grape tomatoes, mozzarella, basil pesto and a lemon garlic sauce.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 35 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Carrie's Experimental Kitchen📖 carriesexperimentalkitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- food processor
- saucepan
- baking dish
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
For the Chicken
2
Combine the water, salt and sugar in a resealable plastic bag and mix until dissolved. Add the chicken and refrigerate from ⏱️ 2-24 hours.
3
Grill the chicken until it's cooked through to a minimum internal temperature of 165°F; approximately ⏱️ 10 minutes. Remove from the heat, set aside or keep covered in the refrigerator until you're ready to assemble.
4
For the Pesto
5
Combine all of the ingredients starting with 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a mini food processor and blend until the consistency is smooth. If needed, add the additional 1 tablespoon of oil. Keep stored in a tight container in the refrigerator until ready to use.
6
For the Lemon Garlic Sauce
Garlic1 Clove½ c. Prepared Lemon Garlic Sauce
7
In a small saucepan, melt the butter, add the garlic and sauté for about ⏱️ 1 minute; then stir in some flour. Add fresh lemon juice and chicken broth and stir about ⏱️ 3-5 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken. You can make this the night before and keep covered in the refrigerator until ready to assemble.
Garlic1 Clove½ c. Prepared Lemon Garlic Sauce
8
Chicken Margherita Assembly
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First, preheat your oven to 425°F; then place the grilled chicken in an oven safe baking dish.
10
Top each chicken breast with mozzarella, pesto and then top with halved grape tomatoes.
11
Next, pour the lemon garlic sauce on top of the chicken and bake for ⏱️ 10-15 minutes or until the cheese melts.
Garlic1 Clove½ c. Prepared Lemon Garlic Sauce
Nutrition Facts
calories
284 kcal
fat Content
18 g
serving Size
4 oz
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
303 mg
protein Content
31 g
cholesterol Content
94 mg
carbohydrate Content
3 g
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