Chicken Alfredo is a creamy and comforting pasta dish featuring tender chicken, fettuccine noodles, and a rich, velvety Alfredo sauce made with butter, cream, and Parmesan cheese.
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Chicken Alfredo Recipe
This is the best Italian Chicken Alfredo!
Ingredients
- ½ lb chicken breast
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoon All-Purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1 ½ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- salt to taste
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ¾ packet fettuccine pasta
Instructions
- Begin by mixing the spices (cumin, cayenne, salt and pepper) and rub it onto the chicken tenders.
- In a saucepan, add about 2 tablespoon of oil and sear the chicken on high flame for 3 minutes. Flip and sear on high flame for additional 2 minutes. Cover the pan and let the chicken cook all the way through about 4-5 minutes. (Chicken tenders don't take very long to cook).
- Once chicken has cooked, remove to a plate and shred.
- Now in the same pan on medium heat, melt 3 tablespoon of butter.
- Next, add flour and stir it really well using a spatula for about a minute. Scrape all the brown bits stuck to the bottom of the pan that was left over from the chicken. This is where the flavor comes from!
- Next, add mustard powder and stir.
- Slowly pour milk and stir as you go along. The sauce will thicken up in no time.
- Once sauce has thickened, add salt, nutmeg and paprika and stir. Turn flame to very low.
- In another saucepan, bring water to a boil.
- Add a teaspoon of salt and drop your fettuccine pasta in and cook it according to the packet instructions.
- While the pasta is cooking, finish the sauce by adding heavy cream and the shredded chicken.
- Stir well to combine.
- Once pasta is done, dump it into the sauce and stir really well.
- To garnish, sprinkle chopped parsley and some paprika for color.
- Eat warm!
aisha chaudhry
This looks amazing. You deserve a lot more viewers. I honestly can not wait to make this pasta. I wanted to know how many people does this make for. keep working, your doing great job!
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Thank you so much for your sweet words, Aisha.. This is good for at least 3 people if not more. Really depends on the appetite:)
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Thank you so much! This will feel at least 4 ppretty happily:)
Ash Ch
Tried it and loved it!!!!
Rookie With A Cookie
Hi Ayesha! I'm so glad to hear that! This is definitely my favorite way of making Alfredo. I hope you try some other stuff on here too:)