Mom’s creamy Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo has been a family favorite for years. Classic Chicken Alfredo is a feel good comfort food – so creamy but light!

Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo with Creamy Sauce

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Mom learned how to make this “Pollo Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo” in culinary school. She made it for us when we were kids and we were crazy about it. Now I make the same alfredo recipe for my family. It’s one of my favorite comfort foods. Watch the video tutorial and learn how to make chicken alfredo.

Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo

Chicken Alfredo with mushrooms and fettuccini pasta

Ingredients for Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo:

We usually use chicken breast but chicken tenders would work well if that is what you have on hand.

Fettuccini is the pasta of choice here but we’ve been known to swap with angel hair or vermicelli. You can use a variety of pastas. P.S. sometimes we sneak in the full pound of pasta when feeding a crowd. 

Substitute for Half and Half?

This recipe calls for half and half, but you can substitute with equal parts of milk and heavy whipping cream. The half and half thickens as it simmers and even more as it rests. If you prefer a creamier or thicker sauce, you can use heavy whipping cream instead. 

Ingredients for Chicken alfredo with chicken breast, mushrooms, half and half, fettuccine noodles

How to Make Chicken Alfredo (Video below):

1. Cook fettuccini in a large pot of salted water (4 qts water with 1 Tbsp salt,) according to package instructions then drain and set aside.

Cooking fettuccine noodles in a pot of water

2. Meanwhile, thinly slice chicken breast into strips and season all over with salt and pepper. In a large, deep skillet, heat 2 Tbsp olive oil over medium/high heat and saute chicken until light golden and cooked through (5 min). Remove chicken from the pan and cover to keep warm.

Sautéing Chicken breast in skillet

3. In the same pan over medium/high, add 1 Tbsp olive oil and 1 Tbsp butter. Add onion and sauté 3 minutes until soft. Add sliced mushrooms and sauté until soft (5-7 min), stirring frequently. Add garlic and sauté another 30 seconds until fragrant, stirring constantly.

Step by step photos of cooking mushrooms in skillet for alfredo sauce

4. Add half-n-half and simmer over medium/high heat 8-10 min, or until just beginning to thicken. Add chicken back to pan, along with 1/4 cup parsley and season sauce to taste (1/2 to 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper).

Making chicken mushroom alfredo sauce and pouring the cream

5. Add cooked pasta and stir to combine. Heat another minute until warmed through then turn off the heat, cover and let pasta rest 10-15 minutes then stir to combine and serve garnished with more parsley.

Creamy alfredo sauce with fettuccine noodles added

After the pasta rests, you will have a creamy but light Alfredo sauce that coats the noodles perfectly.

Photo of Creamy Chicken Alfredo or Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo

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Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo

4.94 from 443 votes
Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Mom's creamy Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo has been a family favorite for years! Classic Chicken Alfredo is a feel good comfort food - so creamy but light!
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients 

Servings: 8 people
  • 2 lbs Chicken Breast
  • 3/4 lbs fettuccine pasta , (or angel hair or vermicelli pasta)
  • 1 lb white mushrooms, thickly sliced
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 1/2 cups half and half, *
  • 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped,, plus more for garnish
  • 1 tsp sea salt, or to taste, plus more for pasta water
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper, or to taste
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 Tbsp unsalted butter

Instructions

  • Cook fettuccini in a pot of salted water (4 qts water, 1 Tbsp salt,) according to package instructions then drain and set aside.
  • Meanwhile, slice chicken into strips and season all over with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 2 Tbsp olive oil over medium/high heat and sauté chicken until lightly golden and cooked through (5 min). Remove chicken from the pan and cover to keep warm.
  • In the same pan over medium/high, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil and 1 Tbsp of butter. Add onion and sauté 3 min until soft. Add sliced mushrooms and sauté until soft (5-7 min), stirring frequently. Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
  • Add half-n-half and simmer over medium/high heat 8-10 min, or until beginning to thicken. Add chicken back to the pan, add 1/4 cup parsley and season sauce to taste (1/2 to 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper).
  • Add cooked pasta and stir to combine. Heat another minute until warmed through then turn off the heat, cover and let rest 10-15 minutes then stir and serve garnished with parsley. 

Notes

*To substitute half and half, use equal parts of milk and heavy cream. If you prefer a thicker creamier sauce, you can use heavy whipping cream instead. 

Nutrition Per Serving

509kcal Calories38g Carbs35g Protein23g Fat10g Saturated Fat151mg Cholesterol491mg Sodium876mg Potassium2g Fiber2g Sugar635IU Vitamin A7.3mg Vitamin C141mg Calcium1.8mg Iron
Nutrition Facts
Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
Amount per Serving
Calories
509
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
23
g
35
%
Saturated Fat
 
10
g
63
%
Cholesterol
 
151
mg
50
%
Sodium
 
491
mg
21
%
Potassium
 
876
mg
25
%
Carbohydrates
 
38
g
13
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
2
g
2
%
Protein
 
35
g
70
%
Vitamin A
 
635
IU
13
%
Vitamin C
 
7.3
mg
9
%
Calcium
 
141
mg
14
%
Iron
 
1.8
mg
10
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Keyword: Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
Skill Level: Easy/Medium
Cost to Make: $$
Calories: 509

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This is definitely a feel good chicken fettuccini alfredo. It’s so creamy and satisfying, but light! Since it isn’t heavy-cream based, it fills you up without the guilt 🙂 I can’t even count how many times my Mom made this growing up. I hope this becomes a go-to pasta recipe for you as well!

Do you have a favorite food that you loved growing up and now make as an adult? I want to hear all about it in a comment below! 🙂

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  • Melissa Robbins
    March 18, 2024

    Why is there no parmesan cheese in an Alfredo recipe? I am so confused.

    Reply

    • Natasha's Kitchen
      March 18, 2024

      Hi Melissa, we didn’t feel the need to add cheese but feel free to add it up!

      Reply

  • David
    February 22, 2024

    Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo: My wife made this recipe and she is an above average cook, maybe to say she is an accomplished cook. I like all the ingredients in this recipe, but…the sauce was watery as well-as I see other comments are reflecting. I do not remember ever having a recipe like this one and truly enjoying it…BLAH. I haven’t given up on enjoying a satisfying recipe like this yet! We have prepared other recipes of yours and are absolutely completely satisfied with all of them. So, I guess we’ll keep trying to get this recipe correct. We found it to be kind of bland, also. I don’t know what the perfect remedy is but I’m sure we’ll figure it out. We are open to any and all suggestions you may have to assist us in accomplishing this recipe to satisfaction. Thank you.

    Reply

    • Natasha's Kitchen
      February 23, 2024

      The sauce would be watery if you used milk rather than half and half. Milk won’t thicken at all.

      Reply

  • Jeanette Loring
    February 17, 2024

    Dear Natasha
    I LOVE your recipes but as my husband has had his gall bladder removed I cannot offer him anything with cream. Can you suggest a light lemony flavoursome sauce as an option please?
    Many thanks
    Jeanette Loring
    South Africa!

    Reply

    • NatashasKitchen.com
      February 18, 2024

      Hi Jeanette! I’m sorry, but I don’t have a recommendation for that specifically. You may check out my recipe for Lemon Chicken which uses a lemon butter sauce.

      Reply

  • Terri
    February 8, 2024

    There’s no amount listed of how much garlic, half and half, chicken. It only shows the ingredients. I’m not sure how much to add of anything. I really want to make this. I guess I’ll have to guess. Why aren’t the ingredients listed with the amounts?. Please help me. Although, I do know how to cook I just don’t know why there are no amounts listed. I’ll try. But, I’m not happy.
    Thanks
    Terri

    Reply

    • NatashasKitchen.com
      February 8, 2024

      Hi Terri! The recipe card is at the very bottom of the recipe blog. You can also click on “jump to recipe” at the top of the page for a shortcut.

      Reply

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