Creamy chicken pasta recipes are the ultimate comfort food, and they tend to come together quickly. Reader favourites include chicken marsala fettuccine, a divine dinner-for-two; creamy mustard chicken pasta, made from store cupboard staples; spinach ricotta pasta with lemon butter chicken is elegant and light. Not to mention all the chicken Alfredos! This post contains affiliate links. When you purchase through our links, we may earn a commission.
Chicken Alfredo recipe
Alfredo sauce has come to my rescue again and again. It’s versatile, effortless, requires only 10 minutes and 3 ingredients. And I’ll bet those ingredients are in your kitchen at all times; butter, cream, Parmesan. Perhaps that’s why I created so many recipes from it; blackened chicken Alfredo, Cajun chicken Alfredo, prosciutto wrapped chicken Alfredo, chicken and broccoli Alfredo, even vegan Alfredo! Each dish marries the unctuous Alfredo sauce, tender chicken breast, and ribbony pasta. Strictly speaking, in Italy you would never see chicken and pasta together. Pasta is usually served as the first course, while hunks of meat (so not ragú or pancetta) come as a second course. Chicken Alfredo is actually a rebellious combination cooked up by North Americans! And thoroughly delicious.
Creamy tortellini sauce
So, while we’re breaking all the age-old Italian rules and throwing chicken in the mix, let’s ditch the traditional fettuccine that accompanies this classic sauce and use a filled pasta. GASP! Using a filled pasta is a super hack for big families on smaller budgets. It’s going to fill bellies and eke out precious protein. Personally, I find pasta parcels alone can be dry and unexciting so I always pair tortellini with a sauce. Alfredo is the simplest but just as quick are sun-dried tomato and cream sauces, like this Tuscan tortellini sauce, or tortelloni with creamy tomato sauce and spinach. An Alfredo sauce is quite personal and therefore ingredients lists vary. The OG being just Parmesan and pasta water. Mine is less frugal and contains butter, cream and Parmesan mixed and melted together to form that pure white, fluid cheese sauce. It beautifully lubricates both chicken and tortellini.
Serving suggestions
All a chicken pasta recipe needs are a decent garlic bread and some greenery. Roasted parmesan broccoli with sun-dried tomatoes is my pick for any Alfredo recipe thanks to the sweet and sour flavour of the tomatoes and their pleasing chew. I’m not a huge fan of salads with creamy pasta dishes, but tomatoes and tangy red onions really offset this Parmesan-based sauce. This cucumber and heirloom tomato salad fits that bill.
Storage and leftovers
I try to cook to minimise waste, so cooking the perfect portion size for my family’s appetite. Especially when it comes to pasta. Cooked then cooled pasta does not keep well, think cold and rubbery! If you do accidentally overestimate serving sizes, fear not! This creamy chicken pasta will keep covered in the fridge for 2 to 3 days. Reheat slowly on the hob checking the chicken is cooked in the centre.
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