Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake A Perfect Weeknight Meal

Alfredo sauce

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt sauce

💰Cheaper: cream cheese + milk

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella has less fat.

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Tofu is a lower-cost protein alternative.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds umami.

Boil the Panini pasta until tender.

Cook chicken thighs with fresh garlic, garlic salt, and pepper.

Add cooked chicken to the boiled noodles.

Boil or use frozen broccoli, then add to the chicken and noodles.

Add one jar of alfredo sauce to the mixture.

Add 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of milk to the alfredo sauce jar and shake to clean it out, then pour into the mixture.

Mix all ingredients together thoroughly.

Transfer the mixture to a glass baking dish and level it out.

Top the mixture with grated cheddar cheese or your favorite cheese.

Bake in a 350°F oven for 20-30 minutes until the cheese is melted and everything is heated through.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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