Servings : Serves 2-3
The KING of pasta dishes. One of my personal favourites, this makes for a very rich, creamy and luxurious pasta and chicken dish.
Ingredients
- 300 gm chicken breast, cut into chunks or strips
- 1-2 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp each salt/pepper (for seasoning the chicken)
- juice of 1 lemon
- 200 gm fettuccine pasta (or any long flat pasta)
- 3 tbsp or 45 gm butter
- 1/4 tsp garlic paste
- 3/4 cup heavy liquid cream (like double or whipping cream)
- 1 cup grated paremesan cheese (65 gm) (or use a combination of mozzarella and cheddar)
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- salt to taste
Instructions
First, prepare the Chicken
Season the chicken strips/chunks with the lemon, salt and pepper. Let this sit for at least half an hour. Heat the oil in a nonstick frying pan, then brown the chicken in batches without crowding the pan, making sure both sides are cooked for about 2-3 minutes per side. Remove and set aside. At this point, if you want to add sliced mushrooms to this dish, saute them until done and set them aside.
Next you can prepare the Pasta.
You can substitute the Parmesan with a combination of mozzarella and cheddar, finely grated. Also, add an extra quarter to half cup of milk if you are substituting in order to keep the sauce smooth and not too thick.
Melt the butter in a medium pan over low heat. Add the garlic paste and fry until fragrant. Then add the heavy cream and simmer for about 5 minutes on low heat. Next add the parmesan cheese and whisk it in quickly until it melts. If you find the sauce too thick, add an extra quarter cup of milk to thin it out slightly. Crush the oregano between the palms of your hand to release its' flavour, then add it into the mixture. Add the chicken into the mixture, adjust salt and simmer for another 5 minutes to ensure that the chicken is well-cooked. Turn off the heat and set aside.
Next cook about 200 gm of fettuccini pasta according to package instructions and drain. Return the pasta back into the pot, then add the chicken alfredo sauce into it and toss to combine.
Serve hot and garnish with chopped fresh coriander or parsley.
This recipe is originally not supposed to be spicy, but I like to add some chopped green chillies into the sauce just before mixing with the pasta.
Enjoy! 🙂
AOA Fauzia.
AOA Fauzia.
I just wanted to ask if i could use the already-grated Parmesan cheese in this recipe? the one that comes in those long bottles and is kinda powdery?
Have never tried that, give
Have never tried that, give it a try and let me know how it turns out. 🙂
I’ve had this dish with
I’ve had this dish with mushrooms before. Do I cook/saute them separately or should I add to the chicken once the chicken is cooked?
Saute them separately then
Saute them separately then add them in the sauce with the chicken.
AOA.
AOA.
How much is 3/4 cups of cream in ml?
150ml
150ml
can i add red chilli seeds to
can i add red chilli seeds to increase spice level?
Absolutely. 🙂
Absolutely. 🙂
Salaam – how much garlic
Salaam – how much garlic paste do you use?
W/Salaam, quarter tsp. 🙂
W/Salaam, quarter tsp. 🙂
What is better…nestle
What is better…nestle regular cream or nestle dessert cream? I have never seen double cream by any brand at imtiaz.
Have never used either of
Have never used either of those two creams, sorry dear. Not sure which to suggest. It should not be a dessert/sweetened cream. Any good heavy cream will do.
Hi. If I’m adding mushrooms,
Hi. If I’m adding mushrooms, do I need to season them as well, or just saute them without anything?
Hi, you can lightly season
Hi, you can lightly season with salt and pepper just for some added flavour. 🙂
OK. And what would a good
OK. And what would a good quantity of mushrooms be?
About half a cup should be
About half a cup should be enough, although depends on personal taste. You can add more or less.
salams,
salams,
is the a subsitute for whipping cream?..its hard to find here. and can i use tuna tuna instead of chicken
W/Salaam, you can use any
W/Salaam, you can use any heavy cooking cream. And yes I guess you can use tuna but am not sure how the taste with be, the combination of tuna and cream might not be so good. You can give it a try though.
This was just perfect! Thanks
This was just perfect! Thanks! <3 <3
I just saw I’ve already
I just saw I’ve already written here, but I have to repeat…
THIS IS DIVINE!!
Salams sister. I would like
Salams sister. I would like to know whether I could as some vegetables like carrots and capsicum along with mushroom. Will the taste be the same.
W/Salaam, I personally would
W/Salaam, I personally would not like the combination and also it would not be a very authentic alfredo sauce with all the other veggies, however it is a personal preference and if you would like more veggies in there you can absolutely add them. 🙂
Awesome..Mk dua mine turns
Awesome..Mk dua mine turns out delicious ..in sha Allah ..
Should I use double the
Should I use double the quantity of chicken, butter, cream and Parmesan cheese if I want to make double the quantity i.e with 500 grams of pasta?
Yes.
Yes.