Thursday, October 30, 2008

Chicken Alfredo

I got this recipe out of the last Healthy Cooking magazine. I wanted to try it since it was made from scratch ingredients. I changed it a little by using less garlic, but if you like garlic, I say go for it all! It was delicious! The only problem was that we did 1 1/2 x's the recipe and it made way too much for us and our company. We ate it for another 2 days after that!

Makeover Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo

1 pkg (16 oz) fettucine
1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 T Italian seasoning
6 garlic cloves, minced, divided
3 T reduced fat butter, divided
1/2 lb. sliced fresh mushrooms
1 medium onion, chopped
1/3 C all-purpose flour
1 1/2 t salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 C fat free milk
1 C half and half cream
1 1/2 C (6 oz) shredded reduced fat Colby Monterey Jack cheese
3 plum tomatoes, chopped
1/2 C reduced fat sour cream
1/4 C plus 3 T shredded Parmesan cheesee, divided

1. Cook fettucine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, cook the chicken, Italian seasoning and 2 garlic cloves in 1 T butter until chicken is no longer pink; remove and keep warm.

2. In the same skillet, saute mushrooms and onion in remaining butter until tender. Add remaining garlic; saute 1-2 minutes longer. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until blended; gradually add milk and cream.

3. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add the Colby-Monterey Jack cheese, tomatoes, sour cream, 1/4 C Parmesan and reserved chicken; cook and stir until heated through.

4. Drain fettucine; serve with sauce. Sprinkle each serving with 1 t of remaining Parmesan cheese.

1 comment:

Patty B. said...

Boy, that looks really good! Real creamy and rich. Thanks for posting this recipe. I was curious how the sauce was made...sometimes mine is a little thick.