I was asked,,,

for the recipe I used last night. Here it is, plus the link to the original. I did change mine and will note my changes beside the ingredients.

Ingredients:

Servings:
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• 1 (16 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts, grilled   (I used roasted )
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 20 medium raw shrimp, peeled, tail removed, and cleaned (I used frozen, thawed cleaned jumbo shrimp, I only had to remove the tails)
• 1 cup fresh button mushrooms, cleaned and sliced (I used canned stems and pieces)
• 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, sliced (left out, I hate them!)
• 1 to taste salt and pepper, to taste
• 3 cups heavy cream  (I used 2% milk but only 2 cups) 
• 1/2 cup romano cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper (I only used 1 tsp and it was great!) 
• 1 (16 ounce) dry penne pasta

 

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Directions:

Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 35 mins

1. 1 Season and grill the chicken breasts until done. Cool and slice into bite sized pieces.
2. 2 Add butter to a large sauté pan on medium heat.
3. 3 Once butter is melted, add the shrimp, sliced chicken, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, salt and pepper.
4. 4 Saute mixture until shrimp and mushrooms are cooked.
5. 5 Add the cream, Romano cheese and cayenne pepper. Let cream reduce by half while stirring frequently.
6. 6 Meanwhile, cook pasta al dente according to package directions; drain excess water.
7. 7 Toss cooked pasta with contents of sauté pan. Serve.

This recipe can be found here:Spicy Chicken and Shrimp with Penne

Usually if 2 of us go to Carino's for supper we spend over $50. This meal fed 3 with leftovers for lunch for about $15.Now I did spend more, but things like the Romano cheese gave me a bunch left for other things. The break down would be something like this

Chicken $2

Shrimp $6

Cheese $2

Milk $1.50

Mushrooms $1.50

Cayenne .50

Butter .50

Pasta $1

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$15

Also I bought a rotisserie chicken so I have the dark meat left for another dish.

enjoy!