Olive Garden Venetian Apricot Chicken
Olive Garden Venetian Apricot Chicken features grilled skinless chicken breasts topped with a sweet apricot sauce, served alongside lightly sautéed tomatoes, basil, asparagus, and broccoli seasoned with garlic herb spices. The dish balances savory, sweet, and fresh vegetable flavors.
Ingredients
Apricot Sauce
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 cup apricot preserves
- black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
Tomato Layer
- 1 pound Roma tomato cut into 1 inch pieces
- 12 basil leaves
- 2 teaspoon garlic pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Garlic Herb Seasoning
- 3 teaspoons garlic pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Additional Agreement
- 1 1/2 pounds asparagus
- 1 pound broccoli florets
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 pounds chicken breasts skinless
- 1/4 cup parsley chopped
Instructions
- Combine garlic herb seasoning ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
- Blend chicken stock and apricot preserves in a saucepan. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
- Combine tomatoes, basil, garlic pepper, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Blanch asparagus and broccoli for 1 minute in a pot of salted boiling water. Transfer immediately to an ice bath to stop cooking.
- Heat olive oil in a saute pan. Keeping ingredients separated in the pan, add cooled asparagus, broccoli, and tomato mixture. Cook until just hot. Do not overcook.
- Grill chicken until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
- Place grilled chicken on a platter next to broccoli and asparagus. Sprinkle garlic herb seasoning on broccoli.
- Pour tomato mixture on top of vegetables.
- Top chicken breasts with apricot sauce and garnish with chopped parsley.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 575
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 575kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 81g | 162% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 219mg | 73% |
| Sodium | 821mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 2313mg | 49% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 3420IU | 68% |
| Vitamin C | 135.8mg | 151% |
| Calcium | 136mg | 14% |
| Iron | 6.6mg | 37% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.