Easy Fettuccine Alfredo With Chicken and Mushrooms Recipe
Serve chicken fettuccini alfredo with bread, salad, and, perhaps, a nice Pinot.
Mrs. M
I make this super quick and easy recipe with leftover roasted or rotisserie chicken. The ingredients are rich, resulting in a meal that everyone in my family enjoys. I am always looking for ways to use leftover chicken or turkey, but it is not necessary to use leftovers to make this recipe. More details on cooking the chicken are at the end of this page.
Serving Fettuccine Alfredo on a warm plate keeps the cheese from becoming overly thick and is an elegant touch. Warm or toasted bread, a salad, and a glass of Pinot or Riesling make lovely accompaniments for this decadent (but easy) recipe.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups of cooked chicken, cubed or pulled
- 16 oz. packaged dry fettuccine pasta
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- 1 medium sweet onion
- 2 cloves of minced garlic
- 8 ounces of fresh white mushrooms, sliced
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups of milk
- 1 cup of half and half
- 1½-2 cups of shredded Parmesan cheese
- 4 ounces of sour cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 fresh Roma tomatoes, diced
Instructions
Cook the pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, sauté onion and garlic in butter for 3-5 minutes.
Saute onions and garlic for 3-5 minutes.
Add mushrooms and continue to cook over medium heat until tender. Gradually sprinkle flour into the vegetable mixture, stirring the whole time.
Add mushrooms, milk, and half-and-half.
Add milk and half-and-half. Mix thoroughly.
Add sour cream and Parmesan cheese.
Add sour cream and mix well. Add Parmesan cheese; cook and stir until cheese is completely melted and sauce is thick and creamy. Add salt and pepper to your liking.
Add chicken, then toss noodles in sauce to serve.
Finally, add cooked chicken and serve as soon as the chicken is hot. To serve, toss cooked fettuccine in sauce and top with fresh diced tomato. Enjoy!
Garnish with fresh diced tomatoes.
If you need to make the chicken first...
Or, You Can Cook the Chicken Before Starting the Alfredo Sauce
Of course, you don't have to start with leftover chicken to make this recipe. To make the chicken beforehand, start with 3 cubed, boneless chicken breasts. Marinade them in Italian dressing for at least 20 minutes, but up to 8 hours. Sauté chicken in skillet until juices run clear. Remove chicken from pan while making the sauce, then add it back into the mix just before serving. Delicious!
