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Why This Recipe Works
So easy – Really! It just sounds fancy. It’s as simple as cook the chicken, make the sauce, put it all together on top of a pile of fettuccini, devour. You got this! Simple ingredients – Use boxed pasta, skinless, boneless chicken, a few veggies, some flour and garlic powder for the sauce, butter, cheese, and a few other ingredients you have hanging around. Feeds a crowd – Double this creamy Tuscan chicken if you have last-minute house guests. Add some rolls and a salad and you’ve got a fancy and impressive dinner. No one needs to know it only took you 30 minutes! Make ahead – If you want to save even more time, you can make this alfredo sauce ahead of time and keep in the fridge or freezer. Reheat the sauce in a skillet, stir to get it smooth, and add the chicken back in before putting atop pasta.
Ingredients
Here is a quick look at what ingredients you will need to make this quick and delicious (and totally family-friendly!) Tuscan Garlic Chicken recipe.
Here’s How You Make It
First, cook the fettuccini noodles according to package directions. Drain them and set them aside. Making the chicken Making the sauce Putting it together
What to Serve With This Dish
Nothing goes with this chicken with cream sauce like a lovely green salad and some garlic bread or knots. Want to pretend like you really are Olive Garden? Serve this creamy Tuscan chicken with some copycat gnocchi soup, salad, and breadsticks! Heck, serve it buffet style and pretend you ARE Olive Garden. For those looking for some low-carb options, you can serve this chicken and alfredo over some zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash instead of fettuccini.
Ideas for Customizing This Recipe
If you don’t like spinach and red peppers or have other veggies in your crisper, use those instead. I also like to make the sauce with mushrooms and kale. Zucchini or yellow squash cubes work well too or throw in some frozen peas. Another favorite flavor combination of mine for alfredo is to add in some chopped sun-dried tomatoes (the kind packed in oil) to the sauce, and then sprinkle pine nuts and parsley over the top just before serving. Yum! I think chicken works best in this dish, but you could also use ground chicken or even ground beef. Just brown the meat first before following the rest of the instructions.
Expert Tips
I usually make the chicken with cream sauce with fat free half-and-half, and it comes out perfect and creamy, but you can also make it with heavy cream for an even richer flavor. If you loooooove a really cheesy white sauce, you can add more parmesan. If you want to lighten this Tuscan garlic chicken up a bit, stick with the fat free half-and-half and save some parmesan cheese for sprinkling right on top! To prevent the noodles from sticking together after cooking and draining, toss them with a couple of teaspoons of olive oil so they don’t stick together.
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