This Chicken Alfredo recipe is perfect for a tasty homemade and easy weeknight meal. Made with creamy fettuccini pasta, heavy cream and parmesan, this traditional Italian pasta dish is simple and quick to make.
Chicken Alfredo for Busy Families
Chicken Alfredo should be easy! We have made sure this recipe is fool-proof as well as creamy and amazing. It’s the ultimate comfort food!
There’s nothing quite like bowl of creamy pasta, and it really doesn’t get better than this classic homemade chicken alfredo. Indulgent and rich but simple enough to make for a weeknight meal.
How to Make Chicken Alfredo
- Wash chicken breast then pat dry. Cut into thin strips
- Boil fettuccine pasta according to box instructions, when ready, set aside.
- Heat a non-stick pan with olive oil and add chicken strips. Cook for 6-7 minutes on each side until golden brown, on medium heat. Remove chicken from pan when ready and set aside
- Add minced garlic and saute for 3 minutes. Deglaze pan with chicken stock, add lemon juice and bring to boil
- Add heavy cream, then add the cooked pasta and chicken.
- Add parmesan and stir until everything is well combined.
- Sprinkle the chicken alfredo with parsley and enjoy!
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
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Homemade Chicken Alfredo Recipe
This sauce is so creamy! Did I say this is creamy?! This pasta dish is made with heavy cream, just like the Italians do it. You will see lots of alfredo recipes that are made with cream cheese, but honestly, heavy cream is where it’s at!
Using heavy cream makes this recipe so much richer in flavor and it adds a wonderfully silkiness to the dish.
What type of pasta should you use?
Fettuccini is my pasta of choice when making home-made chicken alfredo, but you can play fast and loose with this. Linguini is also a great option and I won’t hold it against you of you choose to use penne.
You can use boxed or fresh pasta in this recipe.
What to serve with Chicken Alfredo
This chicken pasta recipe is a great pasta dish that can be served on its own, but if you are looking for some side dish ideas to go alongside, you can’t go wrong with veggies. It’s also delicious with homemade garlic bread.
Perfectly Seasoned
Use a low sodium chicken stock. This will help you to be able to control the saltiness of the dish, exactly to your liking! The parmesan cheese is already very salty, so taste before adding more salt before serving.
Top Recipe Tips
- Cook the pasta al-dente (with bite).
- Use organic chicken that hasn’t been raised on antibiotics.
- It’s highly recommended that you don’t substitute the heavy cream for a low fat version.
Top Reader Reviews
- “Amazing! Kids and I loved it!” – Amanda Brown
- “Becky! This was fantastic!! I have always loved chicken alfredo and really enjoyed this recipe!” – Eden
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Chicken Alfredo Recipe (Homemade)
Ingredients
- 1 Chicken breast
- 1 pound fettuccini noodles
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 ½ cup chicken stock
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 cup parmesan
- ¼ cup parsley chopped
- Juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Wash chicken breast then pat dry. Cut into thin strips
- Boil fettuccine pasta according to box instructions, when ready, set aside.
- Heat a non-stick pan with olive oil and add chicken strips. Cook for 6-7 minutes on each side until golden brown, on medium heat. Remove chicken from pan when ready and set aside
- Add minced garlic and saute for 3 minutes. Deglaze pan with chicken stock, add lemon juice and bring to boil
- Add heavy cream, then add the cooked pasta and chicken.
- Add parmesan and stir until everything is well combined.
- Sprinkle with parsley and enjoy!
Kailee Essmann says
Turned out great, just jazzed it up with a few spices! I get that a lot have people have had problems with it being soupy or the cheese not melting right, that’ll happen if you don’t get the temps just right. If you’re not sure you can do it then just make a roux before adding in the chicken stock and it’s fool proof!
Becky Hardin says
Thanks for sharing, Kailee!
Amber Moyer says
I made this tonight. It came out really great. As long as you know how to use the heat properly on the stove top it comes out perfect.
I instead of boiling the noodles in water, i actually cooked it in the sauce. Got sauce to boil dropped in my noodles. Stirred constantly once started boiling with noodles in down heat to almost a simmer for 20 minutes while stirring.
I needed to add another cup of cream and an extra cup of broth. I used fresh herbs parsley,oregano, chives, salt, pepper. Once noodles cooked i turned up the heat for about 10 minutes stirring constantly to ensure sauce got to my thickness preference.
Becky Hardin says
Thanks for stopping by and sharing, Amber!
Donna says
Way too runny in my opinion. Taste was good. I would use only 1 cup of stock and 1 cup of cream and add more if needed.
Becky Hardin says
Sorry, it didn’t work out for you! Definitely modify the recipe if needed!
Ruby Westbrook says
Incredible
Rachael Brown says
My 8,10,14 year old love love love this along with my hubby and myself! The hubby likes it extra creamy so I add extra heavy whipping cream and parmesan cheese instead of olive oil in the skillet I used grape seed oil to cook the chicken. I am great full for this recipe, and just a FYI it taste great, just the way it is offered to us. I’ve tried it with white wine in replace of lemon juice and I think it’s good to try it yourself with both options to see which way your family likes it best.
Becky Hardin says
Thanks for sharing!
John Doe says
I loved this recipe so much! Everyone I made it for loved it!
Becky Hardin says
Thanks for sharing!!
John Doe says
I loved this recipe so much!!
Becky Hardin says
Thanks for letting us know!
Pam says
The only reason I waited it at 2:00 is because nowadays you never wash chicken with water if you look at the top chefs they do not do that that is not sanitary and it’s not right
Ted Resendiz says
Assisted me a lot, just what I was looking for : D.
Bob says
Wet and watery the sauce never thickens! Also to strong a Parmesan flavor, I have been making Alfred a long time and thought this would be quick and delicious it’s not.
Becky Hardin says
I’m sorry this recipe didn’t work out for you as expected, Bob!
Me Nikki says
This recipe as mentioned is too soupy, I would recommend finding another recipe to make
Becky Hardin says
I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy this recipe! You can certainly continue to cook down the sauce to a thicker consistency if that’s your preference!