Pasta is one of my favorite comfort foods. Chicken Alfredo is one of the simplest pasta dishes to make. It can be thrown together easily with just a few of my favorite ingredients. We’re fans of garlic, cream, and cheese around here. The creamy, cheesy Alfredo sauce coating slightly al dente noodles is comfort food perfection!
I love to roast a pan of broccoli to go along side my pasta dishes. This time around I borrowed some garlic from the Alfredo sauce and lemon juice for the chicken to boost the flavor in this roasted broccoli. This is the only way I will cook broccoli from now on. So delicious!
Chicken Alfredo & Roasted Broccoli
Ingredients
for the chicken Alfredo:
- 16 oz 16 ounces dry pasta
- 1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ lemon
- 2 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
- 1 stick butter
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups shredded parmesan cheese
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
for the roasted broccoli:
- 2 lbs frozen broccoli
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- ½ lemon
- 3 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
For the chicken:
-
Heat oil in a large skillet on medium heat.
-
Season chicken breast liberally with salt, pepper, and half teaspoon each of garlic powder and onion powder.
-
Add chicken to the skillet and cook for 8 minutes.
-
Add the juice of half a lemon and flip chicken over.
-
Cover and continue cooking until the chicken reaches 165 degrees, about 7 or 8 more minutes.
-
Remove chicken from the skillet and allow it to rest at least 5 minutes before slicing.
-
Carefully wipe out the skillet with a paper towel and place it back on the stove, reducing to low heat.
For the Alfredo:
-
In a large pot, boil pasta (along with a handful of salt) according to package directions.
-
In the large skillet the chicken was cooked in, melt the butter and add 4 minced garlic cloves.
-
Pour in heavy cream and heat until warm, then turn off the heat.
-
Add the parmesan cheese slowly, stirring to help it melt.
-
Drain cooked pasta and add directly to the Alfredo sauce, tossing to coat all the noodles thoroughly.
-
Scoop pasta onto plates & top with sliced chicken.
For the broccoli:
-
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
-
Steam broccoli in the microwave for 5 minutes.
-
Place broccoli on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper, 4 minced garlic cloves, and the juice from half a lemon.
-
Roast the broccoli for 25-30 minutes, until the edges become brown and crispy.
