Holiday Chicken Alfredo Recipes

HOLIDAY CHICKEN ALFREDO

Steps:

• Layer chicken, mushrooms and bell pepper strips in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker. Drizzle with sherry. Pour pasta sauce evenly over top.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 5 to 6 hours.
• About 25 minutes before serving, rinse broccoli with warm water to thaw; drain well. Stir broccoli into chicken mixture. Cover and cook on high heat setting 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook and drain fettuccine as directed on package.
• Just before serving, stir cooked fettuccine into chicken mixture. Sprinkle with cheese.

CHICKEN ALFREDO

Steps:

• In a large skillet over low heat, melt cream cheese and butter; stir until smooth. Add the milk, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Cook and stir for 3 minutes or until thickened. , Add the chicken, broccoli, zucchini and red pepper. Cook over medium heat for 3 minutes. Reduce heat; cover and cook 5 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Serve with fettuccine.

GARDEN CHICKEN ALFREDO

Steps:

• On a grill pan coated with cooking spray, grill chicken breasts, turning once, until cooked through, 12 minutes; chop and set aside. Recoat pan with spray and grill zucchini, squash, pepper and portobellos, turning once, 6 minutes; chop vegetables into 1/4-inch pieces. Cook pasta as directed; drain, return to pot and stir in 2 tablespoons olive oil. In a bowl, dissolve cornstarch in 1 tablespoons cold water. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, onion and garlic until onion is soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add half-and-half and broth; boil, then simmer 5 minutes. Mix in 3/4 cup Parmesan and yogurt; simmer 3 to 5 minutes more. Remove skillet from heat; slowly add cornstarch mixture until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. On a platter, combine pasta, sauce, chicken, vegetables, artichokes, remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan, parsley, and salt and pepper.

CHICKEN PRIMAVERA ALFREDO

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in the fettuccine, bring back to a boil, and cook pasta over medium heat until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken and garlic in butter until chicken is browned. Add mushrooms, green bell pepper, and red bell pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are tender.
• Melt remaining 1/2 cup butter with half the heavy cream in a large saucepan over medium heat. Gradually add Parmesan cheese, alternating with pieces of cream cheese, stirring constantly. Stir in remaining heavy cream, simmering until sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir chicken and vegetable mixture into cream sauce.
• Transfer pasta to the saucepan and stir in egg. Cook and stir for 1 minute and serve immediately.