Saturday, January 28, 2012

Homemade Gluten-Free Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo

One of my absolute favorite dishes before going GF was the Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo at Olive Garden.  Since then I have enjoyed the Alfredo sauce from Trader Joe's over brown rice pasta, but it still hasn't been as exciting as I would like it to be. So tonight I decided to create my own gluten-free Alfredo that would be just as delicious as Olive Garden's. I experimented with some different ingredients, and this is what I came up with:   
It turned out FABULOUS! (My non-GF friend LOVED it so much, he ate two plates full!!)

This recipe is very easy to make...here's how:

Ingredients:
*4-5 small chicken breasts (I like the freeze-dried breasts from Trader Joe's, as well as Foster Farms)
*8-10 oz Trader Joe's Brown Rice Pasta or Trader Joe's Rice Sticks (Traditional Thai Style Pasta) I tried both and thought they were both equally delish!! 

Sauce:
1/2 cup butter
8 oz GF Cream Cheese
2 tsp. Garlic Powder
1 tsp. Onion Powder
2 cups Milk
6 oz Grated Parmesan Cheese
A pinch of Black Pepper
1 tsp. Basil 

Directions:
*Cook pasta as directed. 
*Fry Chicken with Olive Oil, Onion Powder, Salt & Pepper to taste.

Melt Butter in saucepan
Add cream cheese + garlic powder, stirring with a wire whisk until smooth.
Add the milk, little by little, constantly stirring. 
Stir in parmesan + black pepper. 

Top pasta and chicken with Alfredo Sauce, sprinkle with basil, and ENJOY!

(I also served this with a spinach and cucumber salad. :)

Happy GF Cooking!
♥ Christie 

3 comments:

Teri said...

Sounds sooooo good, Thank you for all these good ideas, they make thinking about dinnerso much easier. Since I have to eat GF my hubby and Mom have to also. They would like this as much as I!!

Allison said...

GREAT recipe!

Christie said...

You're very welcome and thank you!
This is definitely one of my favorites - hope you and your belly enjoy :) ~ Christie