Rebekkah's “Not your basic Alfredo”

Ingredients you'll need

• About 1 lbs of chicken breast

• Tomatoes (4-5 Roma or 8 oz of cherry)

• Tomato paste (concentrated tube)

• Garlic (3-6 cloves depending on what you feel in your heart)

• Onion (whole small one)

• Olive oil (to coat)

• Salt (to taste)

• Pepper (to taste)

• Chicken bouillon (1 tbsp)

• Heavy cream (1 cup)

• Parmesan (not powdered preferably)

• Pasta of choice

  
  

  *this dish is timed wonderfully where everything finishes around the same time…

Step-by-Step Cooking Instructions

1. Turn oven on to broil. Get a pot of water ready to boil (salt the water!!). Begin to heat large sauce pan for chicken.

   
   

2. Dice and prep food items: cube or slice raw chicken evenly

   
   

3. Quarter tomatoes (if Roma or larger, grape tomatoes can remain whole), slice onion, chop or mince garlic

   
   

4. In broiler safe pan, add tomato, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Coat in olive oil. Place in oven to broil for 10-15 minutes. Mix half way through. A little char is good!

   
   

5. As veggies are broiling, add oil to the large saucepan and add chicken when oil is hot. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until chicken is almost cooked through.

   
   

6. When chicken is done, the veggies in the broiler should be just about done. Remove veggies from the oven and add to the pan with chicken, oil and all.

   
   

7. To that saucepan, add 1 tbsp of chicken bouillon, 2 tsp of tomato paste (a good squeeze), 1 cup of heavy cream (a happy pour), and a good amount of Parmesan cheese.

   
   

8. By this time the pasta should also be done. (Andante is suggested) save some pasta water just in case, but drain cooked pasta and add to the sauce pan.

   
   

9. Mix mix mix and add more parm on top! Give a taste to see if you need any more salt, pepper, onion powder or garlic.

   
   

10. Taaaa daaaa, dish up and top with more Parmesan because it’s good for you.

Tips!

• This is a foundational “Alfredo” dish for me that can be personalized however you’d like! Want more veggies? Try adding spinach, broccoli, or bell peppers

• Mix up the meat! Try rotisserie chicken, Italian sausage, regular sausage, shrimp, meatballs.

• For the oil, try the oil of sun dried tomatoes and add some (chopped) for a deeper tomato flavor

• Want a more herbaceous flavor? Add a couple spoons or pesto to the mix!

The possibilities are truly endless and I haven’t tried a bad one yet!