Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
Make this creamy chicken fettuccine alfredo recipe for a quick and easy weeknight meal with the family or for a romantic dinner with your partner! Pair the pan-seared chicken breast with a creamy homemade alfredo sauce and you'll have your dinner guests raving.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 610kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil plus a drizzle for cooking chicken
- 1 lemon
- garlic powder for seasoning chicken
- salt for seasoning chicken
- pepper for seasoning chicken
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- ⅔ cup heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 4 ounces cream cheese cut into small chunks
- ¼ cup grated parmesan
- ¾ pounds dried fettuccine cooked according to package
- 1.5-2 pounds of chicken breasts cooked and cut into small pieces
Seasonings for Sauce:
- 2 tsp. dried basil
- 1 tsp. dried parsley
- ¼ tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. pepper
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Once it starts boiling, add fettuccine to pot and cook according to package directions.
- Before draining the fettuccine, reserve ½ cup pasta cooking water, then drain. Keep empty pot handy for final step.
- While fettuccine is cooking, pat chicken dry with paper towels and season all over with salt, pepper, garlic powder and lemon juice.
- Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
- Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side.
- Turn off heat; transfer to a plate and cover with aluminum foil.
- In the same pan used for the chicken, add 2 tablespoons of butter and 2 Tablespoons of oil.
- When butter is partly melted, pour in cream and chicken broth.
- Bring to a boil, stirring continually. Let boil for 2-3 minutes allowing sauce to thicken some.
- Spoon in cream cheese cubes and whisk until smooth and creamy.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in grated parmesan and seasonings: dried basil, dried parsley, garlic powder and salt and pepper.
- If sauce is too thick, stir in ¼ cup hot water from cooking pasta.
- Cut chicken in 1-inch cubes.
- Mix sauce, pasta and chicken together in large pot. Serve warm with toasted garlic bread.
Nutrition
Calories: 610kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 183mg | Sodium: 710mg | Potassium: 718mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 899IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 153mg | Iron: 3mg