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Chicken Alfredo Recipe


Chicken Alfredo Recipe
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Chicken Alfredo

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Ingredients
  • CHICKEN ALFREDO
  • 2 skinless chicken breasts, cut in slices about 1/4 " thick then in bite-size morsels
  • 3 - 4 leaves of sage
  • 1 red pepper, seeded, coarsley diced, sautéed in olive oil or butter (optional)
  • 8 oz pasta (fettuccine, tagliatelle) or 12 oz (3/4 package) penne, etc. (fettuccine is heavier).
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature (or 2 of olive oil for sauteeing the chicken and 2 of butter for the sauce)
  • 1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan), at room temperature, plus extra cheese to pass at the table
  • 1 1/4 cup Half and Half (mixture of light and heavy cream)
  • salt and freshly ground pepper (use white pepper if you have it)
  • a pinch of nutmeg

Directions
  1. Boil the pasta
  2. In the large sauté pan, sauté the chicken in 2 tablespoons of butter or good olive oil until lightly browned.
  3. Set chicken aside on a warm plate.
  4. Cook the pasta. TIP: Remember to reserve some of the cooking water to moisten your chicken Alfredo if it is too dry.
  5. In the sauté pan, add the heavy cream, 2 tablespoons of butter and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese to the same pan.
  6. Keep cooking on low-medium heat, stirring occasionally until the mixture reduces slightly and thickens.
  7. Add pinch of nutmeg, 3 - 4 leaves of sage, salt and pepper to taste. Stir.
  8. Add the cooked chicken and optional ingredients and mix again. Taste for salt.
  9. Add a TBSP or two of the pasta cooking water if too dry.
  10. Add the cooked and well-drained pasta to the sauce.
  11. Mix well with a wooden spoon.

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Comments


I'm eating it right now and it's absolutly delicious, one of my favorite meals! thank you


Greatt!


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Alterations


VARIATION: Turn pasta mixture into a baking dish, sprinkle 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese on top, and set under broiler for about 30 seconds, until flecked with brown.
Pass grated Parmesan at the table.


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