Johnny Carino's Recipe

Johnny Carino's Spicy Romano Chicken



Sorry, that is the ONLY picture of the dish that I made a couple days ago, had I know that 100 people would want the recipe I would have taken better pictures! HA! I found the original recipe on Pinterest, OF course, but made a couple changes to it.

The sauce looks a little thin in the picture, I made more pasta than normal so it wasn't as thick as it normally is...next time ill add more cream...my husband likes to eat, ALOT.

The ingredient list and steps can look a little daunting, but don't worry it really is easy to do! :) Im going to break the list down into two groups, since there are two separate steps to this meal!

{Ingredients}

List 1:

10 OZ package of bow tie pasta. While whole grain is best for you, it won't taste the same..just use the regular and make up for it later haha
1 Pint heavy cream (16oz)
4 TBS butter
2 TSP salt
1 TBS pepper
1/4 C fresh grated romano cheese ( buy it fresh and grate it yourself! SO much better )
1/4 C parmesan cheese
2 TSP cayenne pepper ( i add a little more, i like it spicy! )
1-2 TSP red pepper flakes ( i do 2, like i said, spicy! )

List 2:

1 1/2 TBS buter
1/2 C mushrooms, buy the package and cut them in bite size pieces.
1/4 C green onions chopped
1 small jar of artichoke hearts, drained
1 7-8 OZ chicken breast
1/8 C sun dried tomatoes ( i buy these in the jar in liquid )
1 OZ heavy cream


{Directions}

From list 1..
-Melt butter in a saucepan, add cream, salt, and pepper.
-Bring to a slow boil, stirring frequently
-REMOVE from heat and fold in romano and parmesan cheese.
-Add cayenne

-Cook pasta according to directions on package

From list 2..
-In large skillet, over medium heat melt the butter, then add mushrooms, green onions,
and tomatoes, stir for one minute
-Add artichokes, and chicken (chicken should be precooked in the oven and sliced thin)
-Stir in cream, and 1/2 of the sauce you've finished. Stir in the pasta, followed by the rest of the sauce.

And voila! Told you it was easy! Hope you like it as much as we do! :)