One Pot Chicken Alfredo Recipe

An easy, one pot Chicken Alfredo Pasta dish.

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword Alfredo, One Pot

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 1056kcal

Author Melissa

Equipment

5 Quart Large Skillet or Dutch Oven

Ingredients

4 tablespoon olive oil divided
1 1/2 pounds chicken breast diced
4 cloves garlic minced
1 quart low sodium chicken broth
2 cups heavy cream
1 pound penne pasta
4 cups parmesan cheese freshly shredded with microplane
Salt and pepper
parsley

Instructions

Start by cutting chicken breasts into 1 inch pieces. Season with 1/2 a teaspoon of kosher salt and a few turns of pepper.
Brown chicken in 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium high heat, depending on how big your pan is you may need to brown in two batches to prevent over crowding.
It does not need to be cooked through at this point, it will continue cooking as it simmers.
Once chicken is browned, add two more tablespoons of olive oil and minced garlic and saute for about one minute.
Add chicken broth, heavy cream, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, and uncooked pasta to pan and stir.
Once mixture starts to bubble, cover and reduce to a simmer.
Simmer for 15-20 minutes or until pasta is tender.
Remove from heat and stir in shredded parmesan cheese.
Season with additional salt and pepper as needed and sprinkle with fresh parsley.

Notes

Note: Keep pan covered while pasta and chicken simmer. This recipe has been recently updated to cook a full pound of pasta. If you are looking for the previous recipe, just divide the ingredient in half and use 1 pound of chicken. Cooking times remain the same.

Sauce will thicken as it cools and the pasta releases more starch.

Make sure to use heavy whipping cream.

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