Creamy Chicken Alfredo | Easy Pasta Recipe at Home

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: Nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and lower in calories.

Start by boiling water in a large pot and add a generous amount of salt.

Season the chicken breast generously with salt and black pepper.

Heat a skillet and add a bit of olive oil to lightly oil the pan.

Sear the chicken breast in the skillet until browned, cooking it almost fully.

Prepare garlic while the chicken is cooking, slicing it freshly.

Once the chicken is almost done, set it aside to rest before slicing.

Add freshly sliced garlic to the skillet and sauté until fragrant, being careful not to burn it.

Pour in heavy cream to make the sauce and mix well.

Season the sauce lightly with salt, keeping in mind that cheese will be added later.

Cook the fettuccine pasta in the boiling salted water for about 5 minutes until al dente.

Scoop the cooked pasta directly into the cream sauce, adding some pasta water to help thicken the sauce.

Add grated Parmesan cheese to the pasta and sauce, mixing until the sauce thickens and coats the pasta.

Add around 4 tablespoons of butter to enrich the sauce, mixing until emulsified.

Season the pasta with freshly cracked black pepper.

Slice the rested chicken breast into strips and add it to the pasta, mixing well.

Plate the pasta and chicken, finishing with additional black pepper and optional truffle oil or grated cheese.

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