Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, broccoli chicken fettuccine alfredo. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Broccoli Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Broccoli Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have broccoli chicken fettuccine alfredo using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Broccoli Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo:
- Make ready 1 lb fettuccine pasta
- Make ready 3-4 cups chopped broccoli florets
- Prepare Approx. 1 1/2 cups chopped, cooked chicken
- Take 4 TBS unsalted butter
- Prepare 1 tsp minced garlic
- Get 2 cups half & half (or heavy cream)
- Take 1 cup shredded or grated parmesan cheese
- Prepare 2 TBS olive oil
- Make ready To taste salt and pepper
- Take To taste onion powder
Steps to make Broccoli Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo:
- Bring a large pot of water to boil.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium high heat with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the broccoli, season with a pinch of salt, pepper, and onion powder. Cook uncovered for about 4 minutes (until bright green). Add a splash of water and cook uncovered until broccoli is crisp tender.
- Add the cooked chicken to the skillet with the broccoli and heat through. Remove from skillet and set aside. (Rotisserie chicken works great for this, or you can just cook your chicken fresh in the skillet once you remove the cooked broccoli).
- When water begins to boil, add fettuccine and cook until al dente (or your preferred consistency).
- Melt the butter and 1 TBS of olive oil in the skillet. Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds. Add the half & half and parmesan cheese. Cook until cheese is melted and sauce just begins to bubble then turn heat to low.
- Drain pasta and reserve a bit of the water just in case you need to thin the sauce.
- Add pasta to the skillet and toss to coat with sauce. Add cooked chicken and broccoli and combine well.
- Serve topped with shredded parmesan cheese, if desired.
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