Olive Garden Chicken Alfredo
Restaurant-style chicken alfredo at home — Creamy Alfredo Cavatappi, Blackened Chicken Alfredo, Chicken Broccoli Alfredo — for busy weeknights.
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lunchCreamy Alfredo Cavatappi
This simple but elegant creamy, white sauce pasta is a staple in our kitchen! Use a high quality Parmigiano Reggiano cheese for a sharp and complex flavor profile. The cheeses intense savoriness is balanced out by the sauces buttery finish
Ashley PanIngredients
- 1 lbs Cavatappi or Fettuccine
- 6 oz Butter - unsalted
- 6 oz Parmigiano Reggiano cheese - grated
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 cup Reserved pasta water!!
- 1 tsp Red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup Parsley - minced
Instructions
- 1In a large pot, bring salted water to a boil, cook the pasta according to package
- 2In a large non-stick skillet, gently melt butter over medium low flame
- 3Transfer the cooked pasta to the skillet
- 4Slowly add in the cheese and pasta water making sure to continuously stir the pasta to keep a creamy consistency
- 5Taste the pasta, add the salt if you need it
- 6Garnish with red pepper flakes, parsley, and more cheese, serve and Enjoy!
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Open in Pepper →Creamy Alfredo Worth Making At Home
A good alfredo is butter, cream, real parmesan, and hot pasta — nothing fancy, but it has to be done right or it turns greasy and thin. Get it right and the whole table goes quiet.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection on the nights everybody wants the copycat restaurant plate but nobody wants to drive anywhere or wait for a table.
Every recipe here is a version of that plate, from Creamy Alfredo Cavatappi and a plain Fettuccine Alfredo to Blackened Chicken Alfredo, Cajun chicken alfredo, Chicken Broccoli Alfredo, Crockpot Chicken Alfredo, and an easy meal prep chicken Alfredo for lunches.
Quick Tips
- 1
Grate your own parmesan
Pre-shredded cheese has anti-caking starch that turns the sauce gritty. Grate a 4-ounce block fine and stir it in off the heat.
- 2
Save a cup of pasta water
Reserve 1 cup before draining and add it a splash at a time to loosen the sauce and help it cling.
- 3
Keep the heat low
Cream sauce breaks if it boils. Hold it at a bare simmer and stir 2 to 3 minutes until it coats the back of a spoon.
- 4
Sear the chicken separately
Cook seasoned breasts 5 to 6 minutes per side until 165°F, rest 5 minutes, then slice and lay it over the pasta.
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