TGI Fridays Chicken Bruchetta
Ingredients:
# **Chicken Breasts:***
4 (4 oz.( chicken breasts (grill right before serving)
# **Garlic Bread:***
8 tablespoons butter
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
# **Pasta:***
1 pound angel hair pasta (can cook and chill ahead of time)
2 tablespoons salt
# **Tomato Salad:***
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
# **Balsamic Glaze:***
1 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
Directions:
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:
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:
Boil pasta in 1/2 gallon of water with salt until al dente Drain and transfer to
bowl
If cooking ahead of time, shock in an ice bath to cool, remove from water and
toss with 2 Tbsp. of salad oil
Tomato Salad: Step 1 Wash, core and dice tomatoes to 1/4" pieces, save juices
and place in small bowl. Wash, dry and cut basil leaves into thin strips Combine
all ingredients and hold for 2 hours before use
Step 2
Heat heavy bottom sauce pan under medium-low flame Add 2 Tbsp. olive oil, heat
oil for 20 seconds Add any remaining garlic butter from bread to sauce pan Sauté
in oil 2 cloves of garlic sliced into thin coins (if small use 3) for 45 seconds
on each side until soft and tender - do not brown garlic (if brown discard and
start over) Increase heat and add tomato salad and stir
Step 3 Add 1/2 cup of plain tomato sauce to pan and bring to a boil Add pasta to
sauce pan and toss with fresh sauce (sauce should just coat pasta) Transfer to a
service platter or plate individually Garnish with balsamic glaze
Balsamic Glaze:
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, hold at room temp
To Serve Slice chicken breast into strips on a bias (45 degree angle) and place
on top of pasta Slice 5 fresh basil leaves into thin strips and garnish pasta