TGI Fridays Sizzling Chicken & Shrimp Recipe:
TGI Fridays has always been the restaurant to visit on a nice weekend night. One of their famous dishes that I order all the time is the Sizzling chicken & shrimp dinner. This is one of my favorite meals to indulge in, especially when it’s a cheat day.
Well-seasoned chicken breast with shrimp tossed in butter. Served over melted cheese with onions, red & green bell peppers and creamy mashed potatoes.
This is a simple and easy recipe. I decided to add my own twist and recreate the dish at home. I hope you enjoy my little tutorial.
Feel free to add your own touch to this recipe. You can use fresh herbs and spices to season your food. This recipe is an easy “how-to” on how I make the sizzling chicken & cheese dish. I hope you enjoy this dish as much as I do.
Seasoning Options:
1). Salt + Pepper
2). All-Purpose Seasoning
3). Fajita Style Mix Seasoning
Sizzling Chicken & Shrimp Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Ib Chicken
- 1/2 Ib shrimp
- Olive oil
- Butter
- Lemon
- Seasoning (Options: Salt & Pepper, or an All-Purpose seasoning, or Fajita seasoning mix)
- 2 Bell peppers (Use a variety- red & green bell peppers)
- 1 small Onion
- 4 Potatoes
- Half & Half (or Milk)
Instructions
Chicken
- Prep & clean your chicken. Pat dry with a paper towel.
- Drizzle some olive oil over the chicken & fresh lemon juice.
- Season the chicken to your liking.
Seasoning Options - Pick One of the following: 1). Salt + Pepper 2). All-Purpose Seasoning 3). Fajita Style Mix Seasoning
- After you season the chicken, rub the seasonings into the chicken.
- Allow the chicken to marinate for 10 minutes.
- On medium high heat, add some olive oil to a skillet.
- Once the oil gets hot, add the chicken, and cook on one side for 5 to 8 minutes.
- Flip the chicken over and cook the other side for another 5 to 8 minutes.
- ***Cooking time will vary based on the thickness of the meat. Ensure doneness with a thermometer @ 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Once the chicken has fully cooked through, remove from the skillet, and set aside.
Shrimp
- Clean and devein the shrimp beforehand
- Season the shrimp with the spices.
- In the same skillet the chicken was cooked in, add some butter.
- Once the butter has melted, add the shrimp to the skillet.
- Sauté the Shrimp for 3 to 4 minutes or until the shrimp turns opaque and is fully cooked/done.
- Once the shrimp is done, remove the shrimp from the skillet and set aside.
Veggies
- Clean & prep the veggies beforehand.
- Slice the Onion and bell peppers.
- Drizzle some olive oil and add some spices to season the veggies.
- Add the veggies to the skillet and stir consistently.
- Sauté the veggies for 3 to 5 minutes or until they are tender to your liking.
Mashed Potatoes
- Clean the potatoes beforehand
- Peel the potatoes and cut into smaller pieces
- In a pot add some water and place the pot on the stove at high heat.
- Allow the water to come to a bowl, add some salt, and the potatoes.
- Cook the potatoes until they become tender. You can pierce the potatoes with a fork to check for softness.
- Once the potatoes are soft, drain the potatoes in a colander.
- On medium high heat in a clean pot, add some butter and allow it to melt.
- Add the cooked potatoes to the pot and use a masher to mash the potatoes.
- Once the potatoes are mashed, turn the heat off.
- Add some half & half or milk and season the mash potatoes to your liking.
- Stir everything together.
TGI Fridays Plate set up:
- On medium high heat add some cheese to a round cast iron skillet or pan.
- Then, plate the skillet or pan with the cooked chicken, shrimp, veggies, and potatoes
- Allow the cheese to melt.
- Once the cheese has melted and starts to sizzle, Turn the stove off.
- Be careful the skillet is hot.
- Serve the food when you're ready to eat.
