
Chicken Alfredo Primavera
An Italian dinner. Ready in about 52 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 22 minPrep (about)
- 30 minCook (about)
- 52 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 11 chicken Shopping tip: Boneless, skinless thighs or breasts.
Fresh & other
- ¼ cup + 1 ½ tsp butter
- 2 squashes
- 2 broccoli
- 18 oz mushrooms
- 2 onions
- 7 cloves garlic
- 1 ¼ cups white wine
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- 1 ¼ cups heavy cream
- 2 ¼ cups parmesan cheese
- 36 oz bowtie pasta
- chopped parsley Shopping tip: Fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley. Curly works too.
Sauces & oils
- ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (5): salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper
- 2 ¼ tsp salt
- 2 pepper
- 1 ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- pinch salt
- pinch pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Heat 2 ½ tablespoons of butter plus ¼ cup + 1 ½ tsp of olive oil in a big pan over medium-high heat.
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Season both sides of every chicken breast using seasoned salt and a pinch of pepper.
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Add the chicken to the pan.
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Heat for 5-7 minutes on each side, until cooked through.
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While the chicken is cooking, bring a big pot of water to a boil.
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Season the boiling water with some generous pinches of kosher salt.
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Add the pasta and give it a mix.
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Cook, until al dente, about 12 minutes.
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Stir every so often.
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Reserve 1 ¼ cups pasta water before draining the pasta.
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Remove the chicken from the pan.
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Move it to a cutting board.
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Let it rest.
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Turn the heat down to medium plus dd the rest of the 2 ½ tablespoons of butter plus olive oil to same pan you used to heat the chicken.
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Add the veggies and red pepper flakes to the pan.
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Mix to coat with the oil and butter.
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Cook, till the veggies are tender, about 5 minutes.
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Stir often.
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Add your garlic plus a generous pinch of salt plus pepper to the pan.
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Cook for 1 minute.
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Deglaze the pan with the white wine.
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Continue to heat till the wine has reduced by half, around 3 minutes.
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Stir in reserved pasta water, heavy cream and the milk.
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Bring the mix to a gentle boil and let it simmer.
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Reduce for 2-3 minutes.
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Turn off the heat.
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Add the Parmesan cheese and cooked pasta.
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Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Top with Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley, if wanted.
On the side: Garlic bread
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (15 min)
- Heat the oven to 400°F. Mash the soft butter with the minced garlic.
- Split the bread, spread on the garlic butter and bake 8 to 10 minutes until golden. Slice.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.