Tgi Fridays Bruschetta Chicken Pasta

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 45 Minutes

Ready In: 45 Minutes

Servings: 4

everyone loves TGI Fridays now you can make it at home.

Ingredients:

chicken breasts

four 4 oz. chicken breasts (grill right before serving)

season both sides of chicken breasts with salt and black pepper. grill 3-4 minutes per side

for grill marks or until the chicken breasts reach 165ºf.

garlic bread

1 stick of butter (1/4 pound)

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

melt butter in microwave and stir to combine seasonings.

drizzle your favorite bread with garlic butter and bake at 350º until crispy and golden brown (approximately 4 minutes).

pasta

1 lb. angel hair pasta (can cook and chill ahead of time)

2 tablespoons salt

boil pasta in 1/2 gallon of water with salt until al dente. drain and transfer to a bowl. if cooking

ahead of time, shock in an ice bath to cool, remove from water and toss with 2 tbsp. of salad oil.

fresh tomato sauce

6-8 medium-size roma tomatoes

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

2 cloves of minced garlic

10 fresh basil leaves

1/2 cup plain tomato sauce

balsamic glaze

1 cup balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon sugar

Directions:

1. Bring to a boil in small sauce pan and turn down flame to a simmer. Reduce by 75% until sauce turns to a thick syrup and hold at room temperature.
2. Wash, core and dice tomatoes to 1/4 pieces, save juices and place in a small bowl.
3. Wash, dry and cut basil leaves into thin strips.
4. Add to tomatoes along with salt and pepper and hold for 2 hours before using.
5. Heat a heavy bottom sauce pan under medium-low flame.
6. Add 2 Tbsp. olive oil and heat oil for 20 seconds.
7. Add any remaining garlic butter from bread to sauce pan.
8. Sauté 2 cloves of garlic sliced into thin coins in oil for 45 seconds on each side until soft and tender - do not brown garlic.
9. Increase heat, add tomato mixture and stir.
10. Add 1/2 cup of plain tomato sauce to pan and bring to a light boil. Add pasta to sauce pan and toss with fresh sauce (sauce should just coat pasta).
11. Transfer to a service platter or plate individually and garnish with
12. balsamic glaze.
13. Slice chicken breast into strips on a bias (45 degree angle) and place on top of pasta.
14. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley.

By RecipeOfHealth.com