A Creamy Broccoli Bacon Chicken Alfredo Pasta Dinner
If you follow along with us on The Love Nerds, youll notice two things that are pretty consistent:
I am always on the hunt for products that I love and can depend on to stock up in my pantry and I have a new pasta sauce favorite Bertolli Creamy Alfredo with Cauliflower & Milk.
This sauce has all the tasty goodness I have come to expect from Bertolli but with half the calories and fat. It combines cauliflower and fresh milk with aged parmesan to create a lighter take on classic Alfredo sauce.
One of my big concerns with store bought Alfredo sauce has always been the high calories and fat content, making it an occasional dinner treat versus a meal plan staple. This sauce changes that for me!
HALF the fat and calories, people! Thats a big win for me and my family, especially when it is still full of big flavor.
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How To Make Alfredo Sauce With Heavy Cream
So, how to make alfredo sauce with heavy cream? Its incredibly easy. You only need four ingredients and ten minutes!
I didnt include nutmeg in the ingredient count, because its optional. Salt and pepper are also excluded by convention. Everyone has those around, right?
Start by sauteing minced garlic in some butter. Add heavy cream, and simmer for five minutes, until the volume reduces by about one third. It will get thicker as this happens.
For the fastest results, choose a larger saucepan. The more surface area you have, the less time it will take!
The last step is to add the Parmesan cheese. Reduce heat to low and add the cheese, whisking constantly, until smooth. You can add the nutmeg, sea salt and black pepper to taste at the end.
Viola! That is how to make the best easy Alfredo sauce recipe!
As for consistency, you can adjust it to your liking. If its too thick, you can thin it out with more cream. If its too thin, add more cheese.
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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder
Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.
Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.
She is also the author of the upcoming cookbook: Dinner, then Dessert Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients which is being published by Harper Collins.
She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.
As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.
Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.
Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.
Ingredients To Make Jar Alfredo Sauce Better
My simple recipe only needs a few extra ingredients for the best results. However, you need to please your taste buds, so try different things.
I typically add 5-6 extra ingredients, but you might like more or less.
Its all up to you to make it your own sauce with the same or different ingredients.
Here are some things you can add to your own Alfredo sauce to make it delicious:
- Garlic in any form
- Parmesan cheese
- Any type of fresh herbs
I also like to add some protein, and I prefer chicken, either chopped or shredded. Ive also used shredded beef. Or if you prefer seafood, fish and shrimp are good too.
For an extra creamy sauce, add some cream cheese or heavy cream. If you dont have either of those, a little bit of sour cream also works wonders and adds depth of flavor to the sauce.
If you want to add color to your Alfredo sauce, top it with chives, parsley flakes, or pieces of red bell pepper.
I do this because I think that when food looks good it also tastes better.
If you like a little bit of tartness to your Alfredo sauce, try adding some yogurt, either plain or Greek.
Another thing you can add is a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. It provides a hint of sour that balances out the richness of the cream.
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How Do You Make Alfredo Sauce Taste Better
To the jar add at least 3 additions to the store bought sauce to give it a fresher taste. I like to add, 1 tablespoon real butter, 1/3 cup cream, 2 t fresh, minced garlic, 1/4 c fresh grated Parmesan, 1/2 c steamed fresh broccoli, a sprinkle of garlic salt, fresh black pepper, and a little bit of fresh or dried basil.
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Easy Chicken Alfredo Dip + Publix Ragu Bogo Deal
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Easy Chicken Alfredo Dip is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of RAGÚ® Pasta Sauce.All opinions are entirely my own.
Do you ever just look at the Publix ad and think there are so many amazing BOGO deals?! I get excited every week when I get a peek at whats going to be on sale. It helps me meal plan and stock up on items that my family eats all the time.
We use RAGÚ® all the time, and Publix is running a BOGO event on ALL RAGÚ products now through Wednesday, October 11th. It even includes the large RAGÚ Cheese Creations Classic Alfredo Pasta Sauce, . It can easily be found on the pasta sauce aisle at Publix.
Have you ever noticed that your kids will eat things when served in a different style? For example my kids love anything on a stick! So I will make fruit kabobs, meat kabobs and they will even eat the veggies that I grill.
So sometimes I like to serve dinner in a different way to make them a little more interested.
Easy Chicken Alfredo Dip is a recipe that makes dinner time more fun. You bake the ingredients together and then let the kids eat it with bread, carrots, broccoli and even chips. As we were eating it, we thought it would be delicious if we added a little ranch dressing or bacon.
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How To Make Chicken Alfredo
Gather all the ingredients ready to start preparing the food.
Start with boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
Place them in between two sheets of plastic wrap, on a cutting board, and pound them thin.
This makes this cook quicker and also helps tenderize them.
Season each chicken breast with salt, pepper, garlic powder and poultry seasoning.
Melt some butter in a skillet to brown the chicken in.
Place the chicken in the skillet, seasoned side down, over a medium/high heat.
Sprinkle the other side with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and poultry seasoning to your taste preferences.
Cook the chicken for 3-4 minutes until browned on one side, then flip it over and cook for another 3-4 minutes until the second side is browned, and the breast is cooked through.
Depending on the size of your skillet, you may be able to cook all of the chicken in one batch.
If not, remove the cooked chicken to a cutting board, and repeat the above steps with the second batch of chicken, and so on, until its all cooked.
Once the chicken has cooked, place it on a cutting board, use a sharp chefs knife to dice it into bite sized pieces.
Add all of the chicken back into the skillet once its diced, and pour in your jar of Ragu Classic Alfredo Sauce.
Place a lid on your skillet, and let it simmer about 20 minutes on medium/low heat.
Meanwhile, boil a pot of water for the pasta and start cooking the pasta according to the package instructions, drain it in a colander once done.
S Of Preparing Step By Step:
Step 1: In a non-stick skillet, heat 1 tbsp of minced garlic over very low heat.
Step 2: One by one, add ½ tbsp. of Italian seasoning, ½ tbsp of crushed red pepper, and 1 tbsp of Cajun seasoning. Stir them continuously until fragrant.
Step 3: Add the alfredo sauce and stir to mix.
Step 4: Add 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and 1 cup of parmesan cheese gradually. Keep whisking until the cheese is melted completely.
Step 5: With the cheese the sauce is too thick and sticky. Pour 1 cup of milk in 4 or 5 batches until you get your desired consistency.
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How To Make Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo With Jarred Alfredo Sauce
1- Cook pasta according to the directions written on the package.
While the pasta is cooking, heat the skillet on medium-high heat. Add olive oil. Then sauté the minced garlic for about one minute.
2- Next, add the chicken breast. Cook until the meat is done and there is no more water.
3- Now, add pour in the Alfredo sauce, heavy cream, and Parmesan cheese. Then season with black pepper and let simmer on low heat for about 5 minutes.
4- Lastly, add cooked pasta, mix well and remove from the stove. Garnish with chopped fresh Italian parsley and more shredded parmesan cheese.
Serve and Bon Appetit!
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Why This Chicken Alfredo Recipe Works
This Blackened Chicken Alfredo is one of my favorite pasta recipes to date and so worth the occasional calorie splurge. The chicken and pasta are swaddled in intoxicating buttery, Parmesan Alfredo sauce spiked with just the right kick of Cajun heat. The creamy sauce is the perfect contrast to the silky noodles and juicy, crusted chicken. This recipe is ridiculously delicious, ridiculously easy and about to become a new repeat favorite! Heres why youll love this recipe:
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Ways To Use Alfredo Sauce
- Replace pizza sauce with alfredo sauce on your next pizza!
- Dip breadsticks or garlic bread into it. YUM!
- Chicken Alfredo, of course. Top with fresh parsley and black pepper!
- Create alfredo spaghetti or add creamy alfredo sauce to any pasta dish to create a comforting pasta alfredo.
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole
- Heat it up and pour it over hot fettuccine pasta noodles or your favorite pasta.
- Turn traditional lasagna into a white lasagna by replacing spaghetti sauce with alfredo and beef with shredded chicken.
- Add it to your next batch of scalloped potatoes.
- Mix it with cooked spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles for a healthier version of fettuccine alfredo.
S Of Preparing Fettuccine Alfredo With Ragu Sauce Step By Step:
Step 1: In a large saucepan, add 1 quart of water. When the water is boiling, add 1 package of fettuccine pasta.
Step 2: This will take 12 minutes to 15 minutes. When done, drain and set aside.
Step 3: As I said using frozen peas, and asparagus is totally optional. So, if you are using, then add them with pasta 3 minutes to 5 minutes before draining. Lets move to prepare other ingredients.
Step 4: Bring out a microwave safe bowl and add 1 jar of ragu sauce. Warm it up in the microwave for 2 minutes to 3 minutes until you get the desired warmth.
Step 5: When the vegetables and the fettucine is done cooking, transfer to the bowl with warm sauce. Coat finely.
Step 6: Sprinkle ½ tsp of Kosher salt and ¼ tsp of black pepper or as per taste.
As topping, sprinkle the cooked and finely chopped bacon along with grated parmesan cheese. Serve and enjoy this classic fettuccine alfredo with ragu sauce in no time.
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How Do I Make Chicken Alfredo With Ragu Classic Alfredo Sauce
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Poblano Chicken Alfredo Recipe
Instructions. Add the ground beef to a large saucepan or a Dutch oven and cook over medium-high heat, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add the onion, carrot, celery to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 3 to 5 minutes or until the vegetables soften.
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How To Make Jarred Alfredo Sauce Better
Planning to serve alfredo sauce but find the jar in your pantry bland? Read on for delicious ideas about how to make jarred alfredo sauce better!
One of my favorite things about creating homemade sauces is having creative reign, with the ability to transform the flavor the way I like. But sometimes grabbing a jar of sauce from the grocery store is easy and cheap!
Throwing a jar of alfredo sauce from the pantry together with cooked pasta is easy! But it can lack flavor and uniqueness. If you find yourself in this predicament, there is no need to stress. With just a little extra time and a few simple ingredients, that bland jar can be transformed into something special.
How To Make Chicken Alfredo With Bertolli Sauce
Having a big family and a busy life , over the years Ive learned to simply and streamline some things, to make room in our life for more things. One thing that Ive gotten pretty good at is making big, easy, yet filling, delicious meals that my family loves to sit down and share together and Italian-inspired meals are always our favorites. This Easy Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo is one of those meals.
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I like to make delicious meals but I dont usually have the time to do intricate detailed recipes that take a lot of time. Im always looking for shortcuts that save time, but dont skimp on quality or flavor. For this recipe, I use frozen broccoli, rotisserie chicken and Bertolli Creamy Alfredo Sauce to make preparations go fast without sacrificing all the good stuff.
We all love this dish so much and even better, being able to pull it together quickly means that we our family night comes together without a lot of stress or hours spent in the kitchen. Thats a win-win!
Bonus, you can also snag a coupon for $1.50 off Bertolli Sauces here and add saving money to the list of great things about this recipe!
Heres what youll need:
- 1 pound of dry pasta
- 10 oz. frozen broccoli florettes
Seriously, you cannot dream up a simpler, more scrumptious meal! My kids rave about this every time we eat it and always ask for seconds and if I let them, theyd lick the bowl clean !
Heres the printable recipe for ya:
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