Romano's Macaroni Grill Rustica

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon grey poupon dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons rosemary, fresh minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme, minced fresh
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1 lb penne rigate, cooked
• 12 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup prosciutto, about 2 ounces thick-sliced, chopped
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 12 pimientos, sliced
• 4 rosemary, sprigs

Recipe

• 1 preheat bbq grill to high.
• 2 prepare gratinata sauce by melting 3 tbls of butter over medium/low heat. add garlic and sweat it for about 5 minutes. be sure the garlic doesn't brown.
• 3 add the and cook for another 5 minutes. add the remaining ingredients for the sauce and whisk until smooth.
• 4 bring mixture to a simmer and keep it there for 10 minutes or until it's thick. cover sauce and remove from heat.
• 5 cook pasta following directions on the package (7-9 minutes in boiling water). you want the pasta tender, but not mush (al dente).
• 6 strain pasta and set it aside when it's done.
• 7 pound the thick end of your chicken breast a bit with a kitchen mallet to make them a uniform thickness.
• 8 rub chicken with olive oil, then sprinkle on a bit of salt and pepper. spear the shrimp on skewers (6 per skewer should work fine), then rub them with oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 9 grill chicken for 5 to 6 minutes per side. grill shrimp for 2 minutes per side. when chicken is done, slice each breast into strips.
• 10 preheat oven to 500 degrees. build each dish in a large shallow baking dish. or you can use a 9 inch glass or ceramic pie plate.
• 11 load 3 cups of pasta into each baking dish. add one quarter of the chicken, 3 shrimp, and 2 tbls of prosciutto each serving.
• 12 spoon 3/4 of a cup of gratinata sauce on each serving and toss to coat. combine 3 tbls of grated parmesan cheese with 1 1/2 tsp paprika, then sprinkle about 1 tbls of this mixture over the top of each serving.
• 13 bake the dishes for 10-12 minutes, or until tops begin to brown.
• 14 arrange 3 pimentos on the top of each serving, then jab a sprig of rosemary into the center an serve.