Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, chicken alfredo. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Chicken Alfredo is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Chicken Alfredo is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken alfredo using 22 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Alfredo:
Get Bechamel
Prepare 1 1/2 quart Milk
Prepare 1 onion (quartered with root attached)
Prepare 1 Bay leaf
Make ready 1 whole clove
Get 1 white roux (as needed)
Take pasta
Prepare 1 box Pasta of your choice ( I use Penne or fettuccine)
Get Chicken Breasts
Prepare 1 lb Chicken Breasts
Prepare 1 Kosher salt
Get 1 Ground black pepper
Prepare White roux (See hint)
Get 1 lb Butter
Take 1 lb Flour
Make ready Alfredo sauce
Prepare 1 cup parmesean cheese (Grated) May need more or less to taste
Get 1 Kosher Salt
Make ready 1 White pepper
Prepare Garnish
Take 1 Fresh Parsley for garnish (minced, optional)
Take 1 Parmesean cheese (grated, optional)
Instructions to make Chicken Alfredo:
In a large sauce pan add your milk. Make an onion pique by taking 1 quarter of the onion and attaching a bay leaf and placing clove in the middle of it to hold in place. If it falls apart it's ok because we're going to strain anyway.
Once your onion is added to the milk simmer until you start to see bubbles and whisk in your roux. Only whisk in a little at a time. Bring to a boil and add more if necessary until it reduces down and becomes a light nape. When it coats the back of the spoon and you wipe it across and it still runs down the spoon very lightly then simmer for 30 mins or until the flour taste is cooked out
While your sauce is simmering season your chicken breasts with kosher salt and pepper and saute in a little bit of clarified butter or olive oil. You can also bake chicken. Sear chicken breasts in pan until you get a nice color on both sides. Finish in oven for 10-12 mins or until chicken breasts read 165°F.
Put one chicken breast aside and cut the other two in pieces. Take the reserved chicken breast and cut on a bias.
Boil pasta until al dente. Drain
When bechamel is done strain. Use half of the bechamel for a half box pasta and all the sauce for a whole box. You can also store the rest and use it for something else. Pour into another pot on low heat and whisk in parmesean cheese. A little at a time to your desired thickness. Season to taste.
In a skillet add your sauce, pasta and chicken. Toss together, plate, add your reserved chicken breast on top, mince parsley and sprinkle. Top with parmesean. Serve. Enjoy.
For the roux: melt butter and whisk in your flour. Whisk until it has a nice white almond color. When mixture thins and starts to bubble, reduce heat to low and cut back on the whisking. Cook until you smell a toasty aroma. That's when it's done.
HINT: Spread roux mixture into a metal half pan or a metal baking pan will work to. Let it cool in the fridge until hardened. Break off pieces when needed and mince and whisk into roux. This will last until you use it up. So you don't have to make any for awhile.
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