Y’all know that I LOVE me some Carrabba’s!! I’ve shared their recipes before and I am so excited to announce a Father’s Day Giveaway in conjunction with them!

The brilliant guys behind Carrabba’s have written a few cookbooks and in honor of Father’s Day and their Toast to Dad sweepstakes I am sharing a recipe with y’all and below the recipe is a little giveaway!

Chicken Bryan

(Yields 1 serving)
Ingredients:

• 1 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
• 2 tsp salt
• 3 tsp pepper
• 4 Tbsp. Olive Oil
• 2 Oz Goat Cheese
• 2 Oz Lemon Butter Sauce
• 10- 12 pieces Sundried Tomatoes
• 2 Tbsp. fresh basil, chopped

Instructions:

1. * Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
2. * Dab with olive oil.
3. * Grill chicken until cooked to a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees. Then place goat cheese on each side of the breast and continue to cook until warm.
4. * To a sauté pan add the lemon butter sauce, sundried tomatoes, and the basil. Place over medium flame until hot. Do not overheat or sauce will break.
5. * When done, place chicken on a hot plate with grill spatula and spoon sauce over. Accompany chicken with choice of side.

.Lemon Butter Sauce

Ingredients:

• 4 Tbsp. butter
• 2 tsp onion, chopped
• 2 tsp fresh garlic chopped
• 3 Tbsp. white wine
• 4 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
• Pinch White pepper to taste

Instructions:

In a sauté pan place 1 Tbsp. butter, sauté onions and garlic until softened. Add white wine and lemon juice; simmer approximately 10 minutes on medium-low heat to reduce. A little at a time, add remaining 3 Tbsp. butter until butter melts and mixture emulsifies

Toasts to Dad
Carrabba’s Italian Grill is inviting consumers to write a brief toast to dad for the chance to win a four-night trip with their dad to Napa Valley, including a tour of the Rubicon Estate, a case of Coppola wine and dinner with Coppola’s winemaker. Ten runners up will celebrate with dad closer to home with dinner for four and Coppola wine at Carrabba’s. And, as another reason to say salute or cheers to dad, all contest entrants will receive a certificate for a free appetizer valid on a future Carrabba’s visit. You can enter the “Toast to Dad” from June 1 to June 30, 2009 by posting their toast on the Carrabba’s website.

Okay I think everyone should go enter that!!!  It’s win win either way you look at it!

Now, I have a treat for you that you can keep or share with that special Food Loving Dad in your house.  I have a copy of the Cia Y’all cookbook for one of you lucky readers!  Here’s what it says about this cookbook:

Carrabba and Mandola deliver the best of Italian cooking straight from the Heart of Texas: Stracotto, extraordinary Pork Pot Roast; Zucchini Gialli Gratinati; Pesce Arroste, Whole Roasted Fish; Pasta e Polpette con Sugo di Pomodoro, Pasta with Meatballs and Sunday Gravy; Bruchetta; Caponata; Minestrone; pastas, pizzas, Polenta; Tiramisu; Canoli and Zabaglione. Johnny and Damian also present their creative interpretations of traditional Italian dishes mingled with Gulf seafood, Texas beef, blended with Creole, Cajun, TexMex and Texas Southern seasonings-inspiring and spectacular! Ciao Y’all!

Want to win this fabulous cookbook???

Here’s how to enter:

1. Leave a comment here telling me your favorite Dad in your life and why
2. Tweet this contest, and leave that in a separate comment
3. Enter the Toast to Dad contest and leave that in a separate comment

Easy Peasy!

This contest will be open until Wednesday, June 10th at 10PM CST.  I will pick the winner via random.org and contact them and post their name here! Good luck!

Congratulations to our winner  :

Amy!  Congratulations!!!