I know I’ve mentioned my love for Italian meals here before. I’m pretty sure the cheese is more than half the reason we all love it though! Today I want to (re)share my recipe for Creamy Alfredo Sauce with Chicken.
This is a recipe I shared way back in 2012. One of the first recipes I ever shared here come to think of it. Anyway, as all good recipes do, this one has changed a bit over the years and I wanted to update it. As well, the original photography, was pretty poor…
How about it? Do you enjoy Italian? My recipe for creamy Alfredo sauce is below!
We fix mostly gluten free meals due to Kolton being allergic and the fact that we aren’t introducing gluten to Malachi until he’s at least 18 months. This meant no pasta and basically no Italian meals for awhile.
Fortunately we discovered a brand of gluten free pasta we all like at Aldi and we are back to enjoying our favorite Italian cuisine!
There is no cooking needed for making this sauce. Mix butter, parmesan cheese, and whipping cream together and add in fresh basil or basil pesto when fresh isn’t available. Add a little garlic, salt and pepper and you are good to go.
The butter should be softened to room temp for best results while the whipping cream should still be cold. Mix all ingredients together until it becomes stiff and almost crumbly.
Keep this sauce cold until ready to use. I typically have the hot pasta and meat together and then mix in the sauce. The hot meat and pasta will melt the sauce and be ready to eat right away!
We love a peppery chicken Alfredo. To make peppery chicken, dice 2 chicken breasts into cubes. Sprinkle salt and pepper over the bottom of a plate, lay the diced chicken over top and sprinkle more salt, pepper and if desired, granulated garlic over the top.
Let sit for 10-20 minutes then cook in oil over medium high heat until until a pretty brown.
Recipe for Creamy Alfredo Sauce with Chicken
- 1 stick of butter softened
- 1 cup of whipping cream
- 1.5 cups grated Parmesan cheese (I use a mix of hard Italian cheeses)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (optional)
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp pepper
- 1 Tablespoon minced fresh basil (or 2 tablespoons basil pesto)
- 1 lb. pasta
- 2 chicken breasts - diced
- Salt, pepper, garlic - as desired
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Sprinkle desired amounts of salt and pepper on the bottom of a dinner plate. Lay diced chicken over top. Sprinkle with additional salt and pepper, and garlic if desired.
- Sit meat in fridge for 10-20 minutes.
- Mix butter, cream, cheese, basil, garlic, salt and pepper together until mixture is dry and crumbly looking - this is your alfredo sauce.
- Set alfredo sauce aside.
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Heat oil in a skillet on med/hi and cook chicken pieces until browned.
- Drain pasta, add in meat and sauce and stir.
- Serve immediately.
This recipe for creamy Alfredo sauce does not make a good leftover meal. When you go to reheat it, the butter melts and gives it a very greasy texture.
If you know you will not be able to eat it all in one meal, only mix up what you can eat at one time. Refrigerate the sauce separate from the pasta and meat and only heat the pasta and meat for the next meal.
Kim M says
November 1, 2012 at 6:05 pmHaha! He is dirty! But your recipe looks so yummy!
Kim
Alyssa Rivers says
November 1, 2012 at 11:04 pmThis looks AMAZING!! New follower here from the link party! Would love for you to visit me and join as well!
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Kendra says
November 2, 2012 at 1:25 pmThanks Alyssa 🙂
Ladybug's Mew says
November 2, 2012 at 1:26 amThis chicken dish looks heavenly! Thanks so much for sharing it. I’ll bet the leftovers (if there are any) would make a great late-night snack too. Best regards, “Farmer Doug” @ Ladybug’s Mew in Yellow Point, B.C. Canada
Kendra says
November 2, 2012 at 1:25 pmHmmm not sure about late night snacking… it may be a little heavy for that. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
A Little R & R says
November 2, 2012 at 5:19 amWow – I am pinning this one! I think I need to try this for “New Recipe Night” next week! Hopping over from Weekend Whatever. Blessings from Croatia: A Little R & R: http://www.littlerandr.org
Kendra says
November 2, 2012 at 1:24 pmYou will like it 🙂
Rebekah says
November 2, 2012 at 7:28 pmI will pin this to try it later. I love chicken alfredo! I have made an alfredo before, but not with this type of recipe, so it will be good to try a new one.
HungryLittleGirl says
November 4, 2012 at 12:34 pmSo heartwarming and delicious looking!
Thank you for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza!
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Kendra says
November 4, 2012 at 1:48 pminteresting, I think I will!
Radishgirl Thymes says
November 6, 2012 at 3:39 pmI really like the concept of the way the sauce is made. The idea of using what is needed is great..thank you so much!!
Kendra says
November 6, 2012 at 7:26 pmAbsolutely! The less you process any type of food, the better off you are. Not having to heat the sauce is one of the main reasons I love this recipe. 🙂
Carole says
November 15, 2012 at 4:19 pmHi there. The current Food on Friday is all about pasta and noodles! So it would be great if you linked this in. This is the link . Have a good week.
Kendra says
November 15, 2012 at 10:00 pmThank you! I believe I will 😉
Carole says
November 15, 2012 at 11:56 pmThanks for linking in to Food on Friday: Pasta and Noodles. We are getting a fantastic collection of all things pasta and noodles.
I am now signed up to follow you via Google Reader. A follow back to Carole’s Chatter would be wonderful – or are you already following? Cheers
Mrs. Laura Lane says
January 29, 2017 at 7:17 pmWe really enjoy Alfredo. My favorite is seafood alfredo, but I’ve never made it myself. This looks good.
Happy week!
Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage
Kendra says
January 31, 2017 at 11:06 pmyes! we love it with shrimp too 🙂
Joyce @ My Stay At Home Adventures says
February 12, 2017 at 7:22 pmThis looks amazing! Thank you for sharing this with us @FuntasticFriday!
Kim~madeinaday says
September 12, 2018 at 10:38 amLooks great! Thanks for the recipe.Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
Kim