This original Olive Garden Fettuccine Alfredo Recipe was originally shared with People Magazine in 2017 courtesy of Olive Garden themselves. Today, we'll recreate one of the restaurant's most popular recipes. I'm adding grilled chicken and serving with my super soft and buttery copycat of Olive Garden Breadsticks.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: pasta
Servings: 2servings
Calories:
Equipment
1 Pasta Pot
1 Non-Stick Skillet
Ingredients
FOR THE SEASONED CHICKEN BREAST:
1largeChicken Breastpounded thin
1/2tspItalian Seasoning
1/2tspPaprika
1/4tspSalt
1/8tspPepper
FOR THE ALFREDO SAUCE:
1/2lbFettucine Pastacooked to al dente, about 14 minutes
3tbspButter
Minced GarlicOR Garlic Powder, to taste
1tbspAll Purpose Flour
3/4cWhole Milk
3/4cHeavy Cream
1/4cParmesan Cheeseshredded or grated, plus more for serving
1/4cRomano Cheeseshredded or grated
3/4tspSalt
1/2tspPepper
1tbspParsleychopped, for garnish
Instructions
TO MAKE THE GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST:
Place plastic wrap around one large chicken breast and pound to a thin, even thickness. Add a small amount of olive oil and season on both sides with paprika, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning, to taste. Preheat a grill pan over medium high heat and grill, flipping once, until fully cooked. Set aside to rest.
TO MAKE THE FETTUCINE:
In a pot of boiling, salted water, add the 1/2 pound of fettucine and cook to desired tenderness. The box directions are usually 11-12 minutes, but cook to desired doneness as it will not continue cooking in the sauce.
While the chicken and fettucine are cooking, let's prepare the sauce. Add butter to a non stick skillet and melt. If using minced fresh garlic, add, cooking for one minute before adding the flour. Whisking constantly, cook the flour for one minute.
Slowly add the milk, whisking constantly to remove any lumps. Repeat with the heavy cream.
Finally, off of the heat, add your cheese(s), salt, pepper and a bit of parsley stirring just to combine. If using garlic powder, you can add that now.
Add the cooked pasta directly from the pasta pot to the sauce allowing some of the cooking water to come with it. This will help loosen up your sauce. Add more if needed.
Sprinkle with a bit more salt, pepper and parsley. Serve immediately.