{"id":37363,"date":"2025-09-11T00:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T07:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iamafoodblog.com\/?p=37363"},"modified":"2025-09-08T08:50:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:50:58","slug":"chicken-alfredo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamafoodblog.com\/chicken-alfredo\/","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Chicken Alfredo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creamy chicken alfredo is perfect for a weeknight dinner: Super juicy pieces of chicken in a smooth and creamy, extra cheesy alfredo sauce.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s been heat wave after heat wave here, and I’m so looking forward to winter: ski season; hibernating underneath our kotatsu (a Japanese heated table with a blanket on it to trap all that delicious warmth; it\u2019s the best thing ever invented) and spooning up bowl after bowl of this creamy chicken alfredo.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s comfort food at its best: spoonable, cheesy, creamy, carb-y goodness. This dish hits just right. The parmesan cheese is full of salty umami, the chicken is perfectly juicy, and the noodles are the perfect vehicle for the rich, savory, buttery alfredo cream sauce.<\/p>\n

What is alfredo sauce?<\/h2>\n

Classic alfredo sauce has just three ingredients: butter, cheese, and pasta water. That\u2019s it! They combine together into a smooth and rich sauce that\u2019s perfect with pasta (read more about classic alfredo here!<\/a>). But, like so many foodstuffs that have been lovingly adapted, nowadays, especially in America, people think of alfredo as a thick white cream sauce, made with heavy cream and garlic, a la Olive Garden. Alfredo is kind of used as a blanket term for almost all Italian white sauces.<\/p>\n

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It’s just creamy chicken pasta<\/h2>\n

Italians, look away! I know what you are thinking, this alfredo is a travesty and in no ways does it resemble your beloved simple, three ingredient alfredo<\/a>. I absolutely agree with you! This is just a super simple weeknight take on alfredo that comes together in 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

I know regular alfredo is also super simple and only takes about 15 minutes too, but this is the kind of recipe where you throw everything in a pot, set it and forget it. There are juicy pieces of chicken, perfectly al dente noodles, and a rich sauce that clings to each and every piece of pasta. It\u2019s satisfaction in a bowl and it\u2019s all made in the instant pot.<\/p>\n

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Creamy chicken alfredo ingredients<\/h2>\n

I love this recipe because it really only takes 9 ingredients. Heck, if you wanted to leave out the parsley, it would be 8! All you need is chicken, penne, chicken stock, garlic powder, cream, cornstarch, butter, and grated parm.<\/p>\n