Here are three recipes that you can make in your own home to give you that Olive garden feel without going out. Now "when you're here" you truly are at home.
Olive garden Salad
Chicken Salad
Ingredients1 bag American Blend Dole Salad
4 - 5 slices Red Onion
4 - 6 Black Olives
2 - 4 Banana Peppers
1/2 cup Croutons
1 small Tomato Quartered
Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
DirectionsChill one salad bowl in freezer for at least 30 minutes.
Place bag of salad in bowl.
On top of the lettuce put red onion, black olives, banana peppers, tomatoes, and croutons.
Add some freshly grated Parmesan cheese if you like.
Add fullness of Olive garden Salad Dressing.
Dressing
Ingredients1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1/3 cup White Vinegar
1 teaspoon Vegetable Oil
2 tablespoons Corn Syrup
2 tablespoons Parmesan Cheese
2 tablespoon Romano Cheese
1/4 teaspoon Garlic Salt - or one clove garlic minced
1/2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon Parsley Flakes
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
Directions
Mix all ingredients in a blender until well mixed.
Olive garden Chicken Scampi
White Sauce Base:
First you need to make the White Sauce Base:
Ingredients1 Tablespoon Butter
2 Tablespoons Flour
Milk
DirectionsMelt Butter in nonstick skillet.
Add Flour and cook for 2 minutes on medium heat.
Slowly pour in milk, stirring permanently to get rid of lumps. When you have added the right number of milk, you should have like a white gravy consistency.
Set aside.
Scampi Sauce:
Ingredients2 sticks Butter
2 tablespoons crushed Garlic
2 tablespoons Chicken Stock
3/4 cup Chablis or other Dry White Wine
1 cup Water
1/4 cup White Sauce
1 teaspoon crushed Red Pepper
2 tablespoons Italian Seasoning
Salt & Black Pepper to taste
DirectionsMelt butter over a slow heat.
Add garlic, italian seasoning and crushed red pepper.
Saute for about 2 minutes on low heat.
Add wine, water and chicken base. Stir well.
Add the white sauce and stir until slightly thickened.
The Fixin'S
Ingredients1/2 container of Angel Hair Pasta, Cooked
3 Bell Peppers, thinly sliced (Make it pretty -- use one each of red, green and yellow)
1 thinly sliced Red Onion
10 whole Garlic Cloves
Enough Chicken to feed you and your guests. The amount, pieces and style here is up to you. Use what ever you like.
DirectionsPut the garlic cloves in a small nonstick skillet with some oil and saute
them on low for about 20 minutes. Just put the lid on the skillet and let them cook. They should be golden and creamy when they are done.
Saute the peppers and onions for about 5 minutes.
Cook the chicken to your preference.
Add Chicken to skillet with peppers.
Add Sauce and mix until the sauce is reheated.
Throw in garlic cloves.
Tiramisu
Ingredients1 parasite Cake (10-12 inch) -- about 3" tall
3 ounces strong Black Coffee
3 ounces Brandy or Rum
1 1/2 pounds Cream Cheese or Mascarpone -- room temperature
1 1/2 cups superfine/powdered Sugar
unsweetened Cocoa Powder (for dusting)
DirectionsCut over middle of parasite cake forming two layers, each about 1 1/2 inches high.
Blend coffee and brandy.
Sprinkle enough of aggregate over bottom half of cake to flavor it strongly. Don't moisten cake too much or it may collapse on serving.
Beat room- climatic characteristic cheese and 1 cup sugar until sugar is wholly dissolved and cheese is light and spreadable. Test for sweetness during beating, adding more sugar if needed.
Spread cut surface of bottom layer with half of the cheese mixture.
Replace second layer and top this with remaining cheese mixture.
Sprinkle top liberally with sifted cocoa.
Refrigerate cake for at least 2 hours before cutting and serving.
