Quick Creamy Chicken Alfredo Pasta. Fettuccine Alfredo is one of my favorite dishes to order when I go to a restaurant. There's something really special about enjoying a plate full dreamy creamy pasta laden with cheese. It just makes me feel real good inside.
But what I really love about this recipe is that it comes together in one. single. pot. This Chicken Alfredo recipe is perfect for a tasty homemade and easy weeknight meal. Made with creamy fettuccini pasta, heavy cream and parmesan, this traditional Italian pasta dish is simple and quick to make. You can cook Quick Creamy Chicken Alfredo Pasta using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Quick Creamy Chicken Alfredo Pasta
- It's 1 box of pasta of choice.
- Prepare 1 packages of cream cheese 8 oz.
- You need 6 tbsp of butter.
- It's 1/2 cup of milk.
- You need 1 of Salt (to taste).
- Prepare 1 of pepper (to taste).
- You need 1 of garlic powder (to taste).
- It's 2 of boneless chicken cutlets or breast halves (cooked and cut into cubes).
Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring with wire whisk until smooth. Add milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps. Melt the butter in a very large skillet over medium-high heat.
Quick Creamy Chicken Alfredo Pasta step by step
- Cook pasta til al dente in salted boiling water, for about 8 to 10 minutes..
- While pasta is cooking, melt cream cheese and butter over low heat in a skillet. Stir until smooth. Stir in milk and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Stir constantly for about 5 minutes or until the mixture thickens..
- Mix in chicken (and whatever vegetables you like. I just don't put any bc I don't like them). Cook for 3 minutes over medium heat and then simmer for 5 minutes..
- Drain pasta and then mix with the finished sauce..
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add chicken and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the chicken with the salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook until the chicken is cooked through, stirring occasionally. Remove the chicken from the skillet and keep warm.