This Blackened Chicken Alfredo is pasta perfection! This easy recipe has a homemade lower fat creamy alfredo sauce, juicy blackened chicken breasts, and perfectly cooked pasta to make busy weeknights a little easier and a lot more delicious.
8oz.fettuccine noodles - using De Cecco (UNCOOKED)
2Tbsp.Butter
1/2Tbsp.minced garlic
2laughing cow cheese wedges (light)
1 1/3cup Whole Milk
2oz.cream cheese, cubed (room temp works best)
1/2cupgrated parmesan cheese56g
Fresh cracked black pepper to taste
Blackened Seasoning
1Tbsp. smoked paprika
1Tbsp.garlic powder
1tsp.salt
1tsp.black pepper
1/4 to 1tsp.cayenne pepper
Instructions
Mix blackening seasonings in a deep mixing bowl and set aside.
Slice chicken breast into strips. Add chicken to bowl of seasonings and mix together well to evenly coat.
Cook the chicken - options
Pan Seared - spray a large skillet with nonstick cooking spray and add the chicken to the pan. Cook for 4-5 minutes until cooked through and no longer pink. Bake – either cut into strips or leave in whole breasts and bake at 375 for approx. 20-25 minutes until cooked through and no longer pink. BBQ – pound the chicken fillets to approximately 1/2 inch thick. Top with the seasonings and coat well on all sides. BBQ on both sides until cooked through, approximately 4-5 minutes each side. Air Fryer - preheat the air fryer to 380 degrees Fahrenheit. Once preheated, lay the chicken in the air fryer basket without any pieces overlapping. Cook at 380 for 8 minutes.
Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
While the pasta cooks, heat a pan over medium, add butter and melt. Once melted add garlic and laughing cow cheese. Lower heat to medium low. Using the back of a spoon mash the laughing cow cheese until it starts to melt.Add milk and cream cheese. Mash cream cheese cubes the same way you did the laughing cow until it has melted into the mixture.
Add parmesan and pepper and stir together. Simmer until the mixture thickens into a nice sauce. This does not take long. Once sauce has formed add noodles and chicken and mix until coated well.Tip - cut your noodles in half for easier serving when weighing.
Notes
Nutritional information is an estimate and will vary with substitutions
If you are tracking! This is one of those dishes I suggest you weigh your final pasta and divide by the servings for the weight per serving. Then top with the noted cooked protein (2 or 3 oz.) for the most accurate tracking.
When reheating, add a tbsp or two of water to help the sauce separate as needed.
Add zoodles to create a higher volume serving.
Make this low-carb by using just zoodles or healthy noodles in place of fettuccini.
4 servings - 1/4 of pasta + 3 oz. cooked chicken: 545 Calories: 52 P / 52 C / 18 F
6 servings 1/6 of pasta + 2 oz. cooked chicken: 364 caloires: 35 P / 35 C / 12 F