Diner-style Carrabba’s Chicken Bryan

Carrabba’s Chicken Bryan is a grilled chicken that is topped with a lemon butter sauce, sun-dried tomatoes and goat cheese. This chicken bryan copycat recipe is great for any night of the week.

If you enjoy Carrabba’s grill, then bring your usual chicken breast recipe home. A pan seared chicken or grilled chicken that will be a hit.

A Tuscan grilled chicken that uses simple ingredients. White wine and lemon juice paired with butter make this the stand out sauce you drizzle on the chicken.

Why You Will Love This Chicken Bryan Recipe…

• Easy Everyday Ingredients
• A Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Recipe
• A Must Make Easy Chicken Recipe
• Copycat Carrabba’s Recipe

Ingredients Needed

• Chicken
• Oil
• Salt & Pepper
• Butter
• Garlic
• Onions
• White Wine
• Lemon Juice
• Sun-dried Tomatoes
• Basil
• Goat Cheese

How to Make

Step 1: Start by heating your grill pan or skillet to medium-high heat. Let the pan get hot.

Step 2: While the pan is warming, you will rub the chicken with oil. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.

Step 3: Now you will place your chicken on the grill or skillet and cook for 3 minutes on each side. You want the edges to turn white. Flip over and contine to cook another 3-5 minutes.

You want the internal temperature to reach 165 degrees. Once done, remove chicken and allow it to cool for 5 minutes.

Step 4: Now in a saucepan you will melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Once melted add in the onions and garlic and cook till tender.

Step 5: Add in the wine and lemon juice to the pan, and bring to a boil. Once it boils, reduce the heat to medium-low and allow the lemon sauce to simmer for 10 minutes.

Step 6: Next, stir in the sun-dried tomatoes and basil. Then remove from the heat.

Step 7: Slice up the goat cheese and place on the grilled chicken, and spoon over the sauce.

Serve up and enjoy this easy chicken bryan recipe.

Storage

You will store the chicken in the fridge in an airtight container for 2-3 days. You can store the sauce separate or you can pair it with the chicken in the fridge.

The sauce will solidify once it is cold, so you will need to warm it up in the microwave or on the stove.

Expert Tips and Variations

• You can slice the chicken in half making 4 breasts turn into 8. We find that for added flavor you can use thinner chicken so the sauce and the cheese has more of a stand-out flavor.
• If you don’t have goat cheese you can use fresh mozzarella or even feta cheese.
• This Carrabba’s lemon butter sauce is also paired with shrimp and even pork if you want to change up the recipe a bit.
• Chicken needs to read 165 degrees internally. Pick the thickest part of the chicken to check.

Practical notes

What is bryan topping at Carrabba’s?

You will find a lemon butter sauce and goat cheese is what tops the pan-seared chicken breasts. They grill the chicken but you can cook on the stovetop.

What to serve with chicken bryan?

Go right ahead and serve with a side of pasta, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, or any other favorite side dish. This is a versatile chicken dinner that works great with starches or even roasted vegetables.

Can we make this Tuscan chicken with a different cut of chicken?

This recipe can be used with bone-in chicken and even tenderloins. Just alter the cooking time depending on the size and cut of the chicken. Bone-in chicken does take longer to cook. Read 165 internally with a meat thermometer, to know the chicken is done.

Do you need to let chicken rest before serving?

Allowing the chicken to rest on a plate for 5-10 minutes allows the chicken to hold in the juices. This will provide you with a juicy flavorful chicken. If you go to slice the chicken right away, it can leave your chicken dry.

Alternative to white wine in chicken recipe?

Reach for chicken broth to replace the white wine in the recipe. This will slightly alter the overall flavor but still provide you with flavor.

Ingredients

Makes 4 -6

• 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• 1 cup butter, divided
• ¼ cup minced onions
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup white wine or chicken broth
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice, about 2 lemons
• ¼ cup diced sun-dried tomatoes
• ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
• 1 8 ounce package goat cheese, room temperature

Equipment

• Grill Pan

Method

1. Heat your grill or pan to medium-high heat.
2. While the pan is heating, you will add oil to both sides of each chicken breast. Then season liberally with salt and pepper on both sides.
3. Place the chicken on the grill or pan and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the edges of the chicken turn white.
4. Flip the chicken over and cook another 3-5 minutes or until the chicken reaches 165 degrees. Place the cooked chicken on a plate and allow it to rest for 5 minutes.
5. While the chicken is resting place butter in a saucepan. Add in 2 tablespoons of butter and let it melt. Then add in the onions and garlic and cook till soft.
6. Add in the wine and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, and then lower the heat to medium-low heat. Simmer the sauce for 10 minutes stirring occassionally.
7. Stir in the basil and sun-dried tomatoes. Remove the lemon butter sauce form the heat.
8. Now, slice the room temperature goat cheese into slices and place a slice on top of the chicken breast. Then drizzle the lemon sauce over the grilled chicken.

Kitchen notes

You can slice the chicken in half to make thinner slices of chicken if you want. Reach for chicken stock to replace white wine if you do not want to use white wine. Store any leftover chicken in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.