Want to prepare an easy chicken recipe that is also made from readily available ingredients? This recipe should fill the bill. Very few cookbooks I have found have recipes for Alfredo Sauce. On the internet you can find quite a few but many call for a long list of ingredients that I feel are not really necessary for a good Alfredo sauce.
The origins of Alfredo sauce go back to 1914. The dish now known as "Fettuccine Alfredo" was first called Fettuccine al triplo burro, which translates to Fettuccine with triple butter. The name Alfredo refers to Alfredo Di Lelio, a Roman innkeeper. It seems that his wife had lost her appetite during her pregnancy. He went to his kitchen and made a dish with egg noodles, Parmigiano cheese, cream and butter. It was said that his pregnant wife was delighted with the dish and gained back her appetite.
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Although many versions have been made since, the version here is made with olive oil in place of the butter and milk rather than cream. Flour is added to facilitate the browning of the chicken pieces. The roux made from this flour and olive oil, and the effect of the melted Parmesan cheese accomplishes the thickening.
The noodles used were wide egg noodles available at any supermarket
Chicken and Noodles, Alfredo
Ingredients
2 chicken tenders (about 4 ounces total), cut into bite size pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 cup milk
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 ounces of wide egg noodles
Instructions
1 - Start the egg noodles cooking in salted water (6 - 8 minutes) while preparing the sauce.
2 - Mix the salt and pepper with the flour in a medium sized bowl.
3 - add the chicken pieces and shake well to coat all the pieces.
4 - Heat the olive oil in a frying pan or skillet.
5 - Add the chicken pieces and cook until browned.
6 - Add the milk to deglaze the pan, and continue heating until the sauce thickens.
7 - Add the Parmesan cheese and when melted ( 1 or 2 minutes) remove from the heat.
8 - Toss with the cooked noodles and serve immediately.
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