Sunday, January 25, 2009

Olive Garden's Chicken & Shrimp Carbonara

I can't believe it! This is amazing! Let me back up... We went to dinner at Olive Garden (Yummmm!) the other night with my sister and brother in law. After perusing the menu, my brother in law decides to go with the Chicken and Shrimp Carbonara. When it arrives at the table, he takes a quick sniff of it and comments that it smells a good bit like Carino's Chicken Scaloppini! Well, as you may imagin, I was sceptical. After tasting it, he said it even tasted a good bit like the Scaloppini. He offered me some and I was floored at the similarities! Now, there were some obvious differences, like the existance of shrimp in the Carbonara, and the fact that the chicken in Olive Garden's recipe is prepared differently. The overall affect, though, is a delicious dish remanisant of my favorite meal of all time: Carino's Chicken Scaloppini! If you have a chance to try it, I highly recommend you take it.

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