CREAMY ITALIAN CHICKEN ALFREDO

We’ve seen this Creamy Italian Chicken Alfredo done a few different ways and named a few different things. We had it the other night when our daughter was over for a visit. She loved it. And so did we. It is a very easy and very good Italian recipe that is great for a busy weeknight or even for when you are having guests over for nice sit down dinner.

Ingredients

For 4 servings

Olive oil
2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced in half horizontally
salt and pepper – to taste
garlic powder – 1 teaspoon
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup chicken broth or dry white wine or a little bit of both
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes – chopped if necessary
1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
1 cup heavy cream
2 cups coarsely chopped fresh spinach – Or more if you want to.
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil – or 1 tablespoon dried

And here is how to easily put together your Creamy Italian Chicken Alfredo

Put a large skillet on at medium high and eyeball enough olive oil to cover the bottom.

If you are going with 2 large chicken breasts slice them in half horizontally so that you wind up with 4 filets – or if your chicken breasts are small use four of them.

Sprinkle salt pepper and garlic powder on both sides of the filets and lay them out in the skillet. Cook them about 3-4 minutes a side until the juices run clear or they read 165°F on a meat thermometer. Then remove them to a dish that will catch the drippings. Now add the wine – or chicken broth – and the butter to the skillet and with a wooden spoon deglaze the skillet. Bring the liquid up to a simmer and put in the sun-dried tomatoes. Spread them out and let them cook a little.

Now add the cream and the parmesan cheese. Bring it up to a simmer. Put the chicken and the drippings back in the skillet. Now put the spinach and the basil into the pan and mix everything together. When the cream starts to simmer turn the filets over a few times getting them heated back up. It’s ready!!

A pasta goes along great with this Creamy Italian Chicken Alfredo. We had ours with linguini and it turned out great!