Chicken Broccoli Alfredo
This pasta is tossed with a silky smooth Alfredo sauce, tender chicken breast pieces, and delicious broccoli. A luxurious one pan dinner!
Equipment
- Large pot
- Pan
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt and pepper combined
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 head broccoli cut into florets
- 3 tbsp butter
- 500 ml heavy cream or 2 cups
- 120 g Parmesan cheese freshly grated
- nutmeg a few gratings
- 450 g fettuccine or 1 lb
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add a pinch of salt, then stir in the fettuccine. In the last 3 minutes of cooking, add broccoli florets so they steam alongside pasta.
- While pasta cooks, cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder to evenly coat.
- Heat a pan over medium heat with butter and oil, add the chicken in a single layer, and cook for about 5 minutes until edges turn golden and juices run clear.
- Reduce heat to low, add butter, heavy cream, and Parmesan to the same pan, stirring gently until the cheese melts into a smooth sauce.
- Taste the sauce and add salt if needed, then grate a small pinch of nutmeg in and stir to release its warm aroma.
- Drain pasta and broccoli, reserving half a cup of pasta water. Add them into the sauce, return the chicken, and toss gently to coat. If it feels dry, splash in some reserved water.
- Taste and add more salt as needed. Serve the chicken broccoli fettuccine hot with extra grated Parmesan on top.
Notes
- If chicken seems dry, cut breasts into bite-sized pieces and cook them over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- If broccoli stays firm, drop florets into boiling pasta water during the last 3 minutes of cooking and drain with pasta.
- When sauce isn’t smooth, heat butter, cream, and Parmesan over low heat until cheese melts into a uniform sauce.
- If sauce looks dry, stir in some of the reserved ½ cup pasta water until it coats the fettuccine.
- If pasta tastes bland after tossing, sprinkle additional salt to taste before serving.