Creamy Chicken Alfredo Pasta is a comforting meal that wraps you in warmth and satisfaction with every bite. This rich, velvety classic indulgence feels like home on a plate. While its creamy decadence may not make it an everyday dish for the calorie-conscious, enjoying it in moderation and portion control makes it all the more special when you treat yourself!
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Why will you love this dish?
- Tastes simply awesome, a very comforting meal that is also very filling.
- The combination of the seasoned or blackened chicken with the white pasta is out of this world. Pair it with garlic bread , roasted veggies and a nice dessert like Tiramisu with eggs and Easy Fudgy Brownies you have a complete meal.
- Vegetarians can opt for blanched broccoli instead of chicken.
- The leftovers make great lunch boxes and are easy to reheat.
- Great for get-togethers and parties, and always a crowd pleaser.
Ingredients
- Butter
- All-purpose flour
- Milk, Heavy whipping cream (optional)
- Garlic chopped
- Oregano dried, Black pepper(powdered), Salt, Garlic powder
- Cheese - Parmesan cheese, grated Mozzarella cheese, Cream cheese (optional)
- Pasta
- Cajun Spice for Chicken
How to make Creamy Chicken Alfredo pasta
You can use Penne, Farfalle, Fettuccine, or any other similar pasta of your choice for this recipe. When cooking pasta, it is preferable to boil it in salt water with a drop of oil. Cook it al dente as in the instructions on the packet, which is usually 10 to 12 minutes. Rinse it in cold water so it stops cooking after that.
To make the Alfredo sauce quickly, Steps 1-4) saute all-purpose flour with butter for a while, and add milk. Cook it till it thickens.
Steps 5-7) Add a little flour to cold milk and mix well, and add it to the sauce. Add black pepper and any other spices that you like. Step 8 ) Get the cooked pasta ready to mix into the sauce.
Steps 9-10)Add the pasta to the white sauce and top it with mozzarella cheese. Feel free to make it rich and thick by adding whipping cream and cream cheese. The sauce can also be flavored with fried chopped garlic, garlic powder, and dried oregano. I only use black powder in my preparation.
Chicken preparation for Creamy Chicken Alfredo pasta
The boneless chicken breast is a good choice for this dish. Place it in a ziplock bag and pound it well to flatten it up. This helps in even and easy cooking. Later, rub the chicken fillet with black pepper powder, garlic powder, chili flakes, and salt.
Alternatively, you can also add Cajun spices if you like. Keep it refrigerated for about an hour for marination, back in the plastic bag.
Serve with garlic bread
Garlic bread is very easy to make with store-bought bread. Use French bread or Ciabatta bread and top it with butter. The butter is melted and flavored with chopped garlic, garlic salt, and parsley. Bake it in the oven for 10 minutes or until the top gets browned using the broil option, and serve it warm.
For the details in preparation, please proceed to the recipe card. Hope you enjoy making and having this awesome dish.
If you are a pasta lover, do check out some of the wonderful pasta recipes on a fellow blogger's site I came across recently. You will be amazed and inspired to try out the various varieties.
Useful Tips
- Use cold milk when mixing AP flour to milk separately and ensure there are no lumps.
- You can skip whipping cream and cream cheese if you do not like your sauce to be too thick. The AP flour and milk make a nice thick sauce , add mozzarella cheese in the end.
- Addition of spices like oregano, garlic powder, black pepper and red chili flakes are optional and you can choose to add what you like to make it your own.
- Serve along with garlic bread, sauteed chicken, blanched broccoli, roasted veggies like asparagus and salad .
Recipe FAQs
This pasta dish can stay fresh in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days and frozen for about 2 months.
Mix Alfredo sauce over the chicken and season with Italian seasonings, garlic powder, oregano, basil, salt, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, chili flakes to enhance the taste.
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Creamy Chicken Alfredo Pasta
Ingredients
Pasta
- 5 cups Penne pasta
- 10 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp oil
Alfredo sauce
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream optional
- 2 tbsp cream cheese optional
- 2 tsp garlic chopped (optional)
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp oregano dried
- ½ tsp pepper black (powdered)
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese grated
- 3 tbsp mozzarella cheese
Grilled chicken
- 1 chicken breast boneless
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp pepper powder black
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp Cajun spices powder
Garlic bread
- 1 bread French bread or Ciabatta bread
- ½ cup butter melted
- 3-4 garlic minced
- 2 tbsp parsley minced
- ¼ tsp garlic salt optional
- ½ tsp salt or as desired
Instructions
To make Pasta
- Bring water to boil in a large pan with a little salt and few drops of oil.
- Add Pasta and cook till it is al-dente.
- Drain into a colander and run it in cold water to stop cooking process and keep aside.
To make Alfredo sauce
- In a pan heat up the butter fry chopped garlic if using and keep aside .
- Add about 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour to the butter and saute well.
- Add the remaining all-purpose flour to ¼ cup of cold milk and stir well so it is lump free.
- Pour the milk mixture into the pan along with rest of the milk and bring it to a boil till it thickens.
- Add whipping cream, cream cheese if using along with sauteed garlic, black pepper, oregano and salt and cook well
- Once it is cooked well and of the right consistency you like , add the cooked pasta .
- Add shredded mozzarella cheese just before switching off the heat .
- Garnish with shredded parmesan cheese.
- Serve with grilled chicken, garlic bread or a salad.
To make grilled chicken
- In a heavy cast iron skillet or deep bottomed pan heat up some oil.
- Add the chicken breast and cook on both sides till it is well done.
- Later cut it up into small pieces and serve along side the pasta or mix it in the alfredo sauce .
To make garlic bread
- Add melted butter, chopped garlic, parsley and garlic salt in a small bowl and mix well.
- Lather this mixture onto the bread generously .
- Heat up the oven to 350 deg F.
- Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes .You can broil for 2 minutes to get a nice browned top.
- Serve the Pasta with chicken and garlic bread on the side .
Notes
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- Use cold milk when mixing AP flour to milk separately and ensure there are no lumps.
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- You can skip whipping cream and cream cheese if you do not like your sauce to be too thick. The AP flour and milk make a nice thick sauce , add mozzarella cheese in the end.
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- Addition of spices like oregano, garlic powder, black pepper and red chili flakes are optional and you can choose to add what you like to make it your own.
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- Serve along with garlic bread, sauteed chicken, blanched broccoli, roasted veggies like asparagus and salad .
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Oh wow! I've never tried this dish but it really looks delicious and well presented. Nice one.
It is indeed super delicious .Thank you so much for the wonderful comment!
Ooo we do love a good bowl of pasta in our house, so this looks great! May have to try this out at the weekend x
Hope you love it as much as we do. Thank you so much for the comments!
Mmm, I am so hungry reading this and looking at your photos. Well done! I'll have to try it some day.
Thank you so much, this dish is very tempting indeed.
Oh I haven't had alfredo in a long time! Need to get back to menu planning so your recipes are great inspiration, thanks!
Glad to hear this post inspires you to get back to menu planning. Enjoy! Thank you for the comments.
Chicken Alfredo is one of my favorite go to meals at home. So quick and easy to make and so yummy !
Thank you so much Komal, totally agree it is so easy to make and delicious as well. Glad to hear you love it at your home as well.
I love everything about this recipe , looks creamy - white sauce - "grilled" chicken and of course with my favorite garlic bread. You've made it look like I need to scoop in right away, alfredo sauce is one of our family favorites, thanks for the recipe, Nisha!
Thank you so much Aarthi! Exactly right this recipe is a favorite of many of us. Sure be my guest you are very welcome any time 🙂 My pleasure to share the recipe.
Beautiful presentation Nisha and Alfredo sauce recipe is a keeper!!
Thank you Deeksha, yes it sure is !
That is creamy heaven right there!!!! What a great meal!
Thank you, Diane! couldn't agree more it is pure bliss and irresistible 🙂
This pasta dish looks like delicious comfort food. I agree that with rich foods like this, portion control is the key.
Thank you, Lori! portion control for such delicious meals is the key indeed.
It is delicious 😋 😍
Thank you Suni!
made me hungry right now lol. that creamy sauce's texture is tempting me! Well done!
Thank you Michael for the wonderful comment!
That pasta looks super creamy, woww
Thank you Nisha!
Looking so yummy Nisha.. I will definitely try this.
Thank you Swarnali, great to hear that ! Enjoy.
Excellent Presentation Nisha.
Thank you so much!
Awesome!
Thank you so much!