One Pot Chicken Alfredo

Name: One Pot Chicken Alfredo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (diced into 1-inch pieces); 2 cloves garlic (minced); salt, pepper, and garlic powder (to taste); 1 14-ounce can chicken broth; 1 cup half and half or heavy cream (fat-free works too); 1/2 pound spaghetti or fettuccine noodles (uncooked); 2 cups Parmesan cheese (grated, fresh is best); parsley and/or bacon crumbles (for garnish)

Browned chicken and pasta simmered together in one pot, finished with plenty of Parmesan.

INGREDIENTS

4 SERVINGS

3 tbspolive oil
1 1/4 poundsboneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced into 1-inch pieces
2 clovesgarlic, minced
salt, pepper, and garlic powder, to taste
1 14-ounce canchicken broth
1 cuphalf and half or heavy cream, fat-free works too
1/2 poundspaghetti or fettuccine noodles, uncooked
2 cupsParmesan cheese, grated, fresh is best
parsley and/or bacon crumbles, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

3 STEPS

Warm the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet or pot. Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and a sprinkling of garlic powder, and add to the pan to brown.
6 MINolive oil · boneless, skinless chicken breasts · salt, pepper, and garlic powder
Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds. Add the pasta, chicken broth, and half-and-half. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer until the pasta is tender. If the mixture is too thick, add more half-and-half as needed.
15–20 MINgarlic · chicken broth · half and half or heavy cream · spaghetti or fettuccine noodles
Remove from heat and stir in the Parmesan. Sprinkle with parsley and bacon crumbles, if desired.
Parmesan cheese · parsley and/or bacon crumbles