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One Pan Chicken Alfredo

Pasta cooks directly in the sauce so the starch thickens everything beautifully without extra cream needed. This quick one pan dinner idea tastes like way more effort than dumping everything in one pot and stirring occasionally.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian American
Calories: 590
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g fettuccine pasta
  • 400 g chicken breast diced
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup parmesan grated
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • Salt and pepper generously
  • Fresh parsley to serve

Method
 

  1. Step 1: Season chicken with salt pepper and Italian seasoning
  2. Step 2: Heat butter in large pot over medium high heat
  3. Step 3: Cook chicken 5 to 6 minutes until golden and cooked through remove to plate
  4. Step 4: Same pot add garlic cook 30 seconds
  5. Step 5: Add chicken broth and cream bring to simmer
  6. Step 6: Add pasta directly to liquid stir to submerge
  7. Step 7: Simmer 12 to 14 minutes stirring frequently until pasta is tender and sauce has thickened
  8. Step 8: Return chicken to pot
  9. Step 9: Add parmesan stir until melted and creamy
  10. Step 10: Serve immediately topped with fresh parsley and extra parmesan

Notes

— Stir frequently — pasta
can stick to bottom
of pot
— Sauce thickens more as
it sits — add splash of
broth if too thick
— Don't skip stirring in
last few minutes —
this is where it
comes together
— Add baby spinach in
last 2 minutes for
extra nutrition