Johnny Carino's Spicy Chicken and Shrimp Pasta

I added a few things, as noted below.

Spicy Shrimp and Chicken Pasta (Like Carino's)

By Sooz Cooks on February 23, 2008

Photo by Marandajo

9 Reviews

  Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts, grilled
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 20 medium raw shrimp, peeled, tail removed, and cleaned
• 1 cup fresh button mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
• 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, sliced (I don't use this much!)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup romano cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 16 ounces dry penne pasta 
• (Rebecca added about 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, a little green onion, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper)

Directions

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