This Chicken Alfredo recipe is a must-have in our house! Creamy, flavorful noodles with perfectly cooked chicken on top. This meal takes less than 30 minutes to prepare from start to finish and looks like restaurant quality.
And I love making Chicken Alfredo at home because you can customize the serving size to your preference and this meal is made with all the basic ingredients. This is a dinner everyone in the family will love!
Related: Next, learn how to make homemade tomato sauce, Pesto And vodka sauce.
The components of this meal are Baked Chicken And Alfred’s sauce on cooked noodles. I’ll put it all together for you in this post with the printable recipe card below. And if you want to take this recipe to the next level, you can learn to make fresh pasta.
Ingredients
- Chicken breast – one or two depending on the amount of protein desired
- Olive oil
- Seasoning salt
- Fettuccine noodles
- Butter – unsalted
- Heavy whipped cream
- Garlic
- Italian seasoning
- Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper
If you want to add a little chopped parsley on top, go for it!
Directions
Start by cooking the chicken. Add half the olive oil to a baking dish and rub the bottom (where the chicken will touch). Then add the chicken and pour the rest of the oil over it. Rub it so the entire top of the chicken breast is covered.
Sprinkle with seasoning, salt and pepper.
Bake at 450°F for 14 to 18 minutes. Check that the chicken is cooked (the interior should reach 165°F). Then let sit for 3-5 minutes before cutting or serving.
Next, boil the fettuccine noodles according to the package directions.
Then prepare the sauce. In a saucepan, melt the butter and lightly brown the minced garlic in the butter for 1 to 2 minutes.
Then stir in the heavy whipped cream and Italian seasoning. Stir until everything is hot and well mixed.
Then add the parmesan. Continue stirring until the cheese melts and the mixture becomes a sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Toss the cooked (drained) noodles into the sauce. Then add to the plates. Top with baked chicken slices.
Tips and substitutions
- The best way to check that your chicken is cooked is to use a meat thermometer and make sure the thickest part of the chicken has reached 165°F.
- You could choose to do deep fryer chicken instead of baking if desired.
- In the recipe card below, I suggest one chicken breast for two servings, but you can cook two or more chicken breasts at the same time if you want to add more protein to this meal.
Presentation suggestions
This meal is excellent on its own, but if you want a vegetable accompaniment, try:
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Instructions
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Start by cooking the chicken. Add half the olive oil to a baking dish and rub the bottom (where the chicken will touch). Then add the chicken and pour the rest of the oil over it. Rub it so the entire top of the chicken breast is covered.
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Sprinkle with salt and a little pepper.
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Bake at 450°F for 14 to 18 minutes. Check that the chicken is cooked (the interior should reach 165°F). Then let sit for 3-5 minutes before cutting or serving.
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Next, boil the fettuccine noodles according to the package directions.
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Then prepare the sauce. In a saucepan, melt the butter and lightly brown the minced garlic in the butter for 1 to 2 minutes.
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Then stir in the heavy whipped cream and Italian seasoning. Stir until everything is hot and well mixed.
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Then add the parmesan. Continue stirring until the cheese melts and the mixture becomes a sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Toss the cooked (drained) noodles into the sauce. Then add to the plates. Top with baked chicken slices.
Remarks
The best way to check that your chicken is cooked is to use a meat thermometer and make sure the thickest part of the chicken has reached 165°F.
If you want more protein, cook two chicken breasts instead of one for this recipe.
I think 3 ounces of pasta per serving is a good rule of thumb, but you can easily reduce that to 2 ounces per serving if you want.
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Chicken Alfredo Recipe
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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Note: Nutrition is calculated automatically using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where applicable, we recommend using your own nutritional calculations.
