Carrabbas Italian Grill Copycat Recipes

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL VEGETABLES IN PADELLA

Steps:

• Heat a cast-iron skillet until very hot.
• Add olive oil and mushrooms, stirring to coat the mushrooms with the olive oil.
• Stir in chopped garlic and add remaining vegetables.
• Season with salt and pepper and allow vegetables to obtain a crusty finish before turning.
• Serve hot.

COPYCAT OF CARRABA'S ITALIAN GRILL MEATBALLS

Steps:

• preheat oven to 375.
• combine everything but oil in a bowl.
• heat oil over medium high heat.
• roll mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls and fry til almost done but not completely.
• bake in oven for 25 minutes.

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL SOGNO DI CIOCCOLATA (CHOCOLATE DREAM)

Steps:

• Prepare brownie mix according to box instructions, using the two egg-recipe and substituting milk for the water.
• Line two 9-inch square baking pans with either parchment paper or wax paper. Spray bottoms with non-stick cooking spray. Pour equal amounts of batter into each pan.
• Bake - either in a convection oven at 325 degrees F for 20 minutes, or in a standard oven for about 24-26 minutes. (The convection oven is preferred - it makes a chewier brownie). Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the middle of the brownie comes out clean.
• IMPORTANT: Do not overbake!
• Allow to cool completely.
• Set one brownie pan aside; invert other pan and remove brownie in one piece; return to pan upside down; remove parchment paper.
• Brush the brownie evenly with ½ of the Kahlua; then top with ½ of the mousse, spreading it evenly over the brownie. Spread ½ of the whipped cream over the mousse.
• Remove second brownie from pan; brush with remaining Kahlua; place it on top of other brownie; spread remaining mousse evenly over the top; spread remaining whipped cream over the mousse.
• Sprinkle top evenly with chocolate shavings.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL BRUSCHETTE CARRABBA

Steps:

• Bake loaf of Italian bread in oven until lightly browned. Slice the bread into ½" slices and discard end pieces. Cut larger middle slices into equal halves.
• Mix softened butter with chopped garlic and garlic powder. Spread garlic butter over six of the smaller pieces of bread.
• Place fontina slices on 3 buttered slices of bread.
• Place mozzarella on the three remaining pieces of buttered bread.
• Place sauteed mushrooms on top of the fontina cheese. Top the mozzarella cheese with the tomato slices and Pesto.
• Place all six slices on a baking pan and bake in a preheated 500ºF oven for 4 minutes, or until cheese has melted.
• Remove from oven and top fontina-mushroom bruschette with a drizzle of olive oil.
• Do not add olive oil to the tomato-pesto bruschette. Sprinkle all bruschette with the thinly sliced basil leaves.

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except olive oil in a bowl.
• Heat oil in large saute pan over medium high heat.
• Roll mixture into 1 1/2" balls and fry until golden brown.
• Remove with a slotted spoon lined with paper towels.

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL LINGUINE PESCATORE

Steps:

• Cook all the above (except linguine) over medium heat in a covered saute pan until done.
• Toss with 12 ounces of cooked linguini.
• Garnish and serve.

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL STUFFED MUSHROOMS PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Wash mushrooms and remove stems.
• Finely chop stems and reserve.
• In a large skillet, melt butter and cook onion, pepperoni, green pepper, garlic, and chopped mushroom stems until tender but not brown.
• Add crackers, parmesan, parsley, salt, oregano, a dash of pepper, and mix well. Still in broth.
• Spoon mixture into mushroom caps, heaping tops.
• In a shallow baking pan with 1/4-inch water covering bottom of pan, place stuffed mushrooms.
• Bake uncovered about 25 minutes until heated thoroughly.