Copycat Red Lobster Crab Alfredo and Olive Garden Breadsticks
Ya know how sometimes menu items from 2 different restaurants just go together so well? Why endure the hassle of having to order from 2 different places? Today, we cook copycat recipes of Red Lobster Crab Alfredo and Olive Garden Breadsticks! We answer: What is the secret to a good Alfredo sauce? What are the ingredients to alfredo sauce? What is the seasoning on top of Olive Garden breadsticks?
For the Crab Alfredo:
12 oz. fettuccine or linguine
3 T butter
3 cloves garlic, minced (or just maybe…more garlic!)
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup chicken broth
1 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan, plus more for garnish (we used our homemade mixture or romano, asiago, warm and myzithra)
1 T Old Bay, plus more for sprinkling
2 T freshly chopped parsley, plus more for garnish
1 lb. lump crab meat (we used about 1.5 lbs of cooked King Crab)
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook linguine according to package directions until al dente. Drain and return to pot.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute, then add flour and stir until golden. Pour over heavy cream and chicken broth and simmer until thick, 3 minutes. Add Parmesan and let melt, 2 minutes.
3. Season with Old Bay, salt, and pepper. Stir in parsley and crab meat and toss until coated, then add linguine and toss until fully combined.
4. Garnish with Old Bay, parsley, and Parm and squeeze with lemon.
5. Serve and ENJOY!
Olive Garden Breadsticks
1 1/2 cup of warm water
1/4 oz. dry active yeast
4 cup flour
2 T butter at room temperature
2 T sugar
1 T sea or kosher salt
6 T of melted butter, divided into 2 equal batches
1 t garlic powder
1 t salt
1. Preheat oven to 400F
2. Mix the yeast and water together in a large bowl. Let sit for about 5 minutes until the yeast begins to foam.
3. Add the flour, butter, salt and sugar. Combine to form a dough ball.
4. Knead the dough for 4-5 minutes.
5. Place the dough ball on a parchment sheet lined baking sheet, cover with a towel and let rise for 45 minutes.
6. Cut the dough ball into 12 equal parts.
7. Roll each of the 12 parts into a bell.
8. Roll each ball into a cylinder and place each breadstick on the baking sheet.
9. Brush the breadsticks withe 3T of the melted butter.
10. Cook in over for 20 minutes.
11. Brush the breadsticks with the remaining 3 T of melted butter.
12. Sprinkle the garlic powder and salt onto the breadsticks and serve. ENJOY!
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