NEW ORLEANS CHEESECAKE FACTORY RECIPES

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat.
• Add yellow and red bell peppers, mushrooms, and onion to same skillet,until crisp-tender, about 4 minute.
• Add garlic and crushed red pepper to skillet and saute 3 minutes.
• Add whipping cream and chicken stock.
• Simmer until sauce re-heats and thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Add basil and 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese to sauce, stirring to incorporate.
• Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low, simmer; sauce will reduce and thicken.
• Wash and drain chicken breasts.
• Pound until very thin (the thinner the chicken breasts the better).
• Mix breadcrumbs, flour, and Parmesan cheese together.
• Place milk in dish for dipping.
• Dip chicken in breadcrumb mixture and then in milk and then back in breadcrumbs.
• Place in fry pan that the oil has been heated and fry at medium high temperature until golden crisp and cooked through.
• Add more oil as needed.
• Remove and drain chicken; keep warm.
• Meanwhile, cook bow-tie pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite.
• Drain and return to pot.
• Add sauce and toss to coat.
• Place pasta with sauce on plate, and top with chicken breast.
• Serve, passing additional Parmesan separately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475°F. Place a large pan filled with 1/2 inch water in oven.
• Make crust: Mix graham cracker crumbs and cinnamon; add butter or margarine. Press crust onto bottom and 2/3 of the way up a 9-inch springform pan lined with parchment. Wrap a large piece of foil around bottom of pan. Freeze until filling is prepared.
• Make filling: Use an electric mixer to mix cream cheese, sugar, sour cream and vanilla. Blend until smooth and creamy. Scrape down sides of bowl. Whisk eggs in a bowl; add to cream cheese mixture. Blend just until eggs are incorporated.
• Remove crust from freezer and pour in filling. Carefully place cheesecake into preheated water bath. Bake for 12 minutes; turn oven to 350°F and bake until top of cheesecake turns golden, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove cake to a wire rack to cool.
• Make topping: Combine sour cream and sugar; spread over cake. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.