My all time favorite pasta dish at The Cheesecake Factory is Farfalle with Chicken and Roasted Garlic. I love it so much that I decided to make my own version at home.
Ingredients: boneless/skinless chicken, jar of Alfredo sauce, box of pasta (usually I use Farfalle, but this time I only had Campanelle in the pantry), mushrooms, onion, and frozen peas (not pictured)
1. Cook pasta according to directions on box.
2. Cut chicken into small cubes. Dice onion. Slice mushrooms. –> these can be done in any order you prefer
3. Heat oil and cook mushrooms and onion for a couple of minutes first and then throw in the frozen peas.
4. When soft, remove veggies from pan.
5. Heat oil and cook chicken thoroughly.
6. Add the veggies back to the chicken and then add the jar of Alfredo sauce.
7. Mix everything together.
8. Add the pasta and toss till all the pasta is covered in sauce.
9. Serve with garlic bread, salad, etc.
Hopefully my homemade version is healthier than the restaurant one. Especially after reading this article, which ranks my favorite dish as the “worst chicken entree in America”. In my defense, I never finish the dish in one sitting, so I really only eat about 1/2 the calories each time.
meat on the grill
