Chicken Alfredo Pasta

Would you believe that I have never cooked until really recently? Recently meaning like literally last month. And I mean I have never boiled water on the stove or even cooked rice in the rice cooker. Apart from not doing it, I actually didn’t know how! I’m honestly not proud but that’s how it had been.

Before I went on maternity leave I worked full time seven days a week for the past six, years so not having time was my main excuse. Since going on mat leave, cooking was one thing I wanted to learn and finally seven months later I watched a few YouTube videos and attempted making pasta.

It was a success! Living with a lot of experienced cooks in the house, I didn’t except my dish to be wiped clean at the end of the day. I was really proud and all smiles :)

So here’s the recipe I followed off YouTube to make Chicken Alfredo Pasta:

Serving for 6 people:

• Butter - 2 tbsp
• Chicken breast, cubed - 1.5lbs
• Dried oregano - 1/2 tsp
• Dried basil - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Pepper - 1/2 tsp
• Alfredo Sauce:
• Butter - 2 tbsp
• Garlic, minced - 4 cloves
• All purpose flour - 3 tbsp
• Milk - 480ml (2 cups)
• Dried oregano - 1/2 tsp
• Dried basil - 1/2 tsp
• Shredded Parmesan cheese - 1/2 cup
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Pepper - 1/2 tsp

1. Heat the frying pan with 2tbsp of butter
2. Add 1.5 lbs of cubed chicken breast
3. Add 1/2 tsp of dried oregano
4. Add 1/2 tsp of dried basil
5. Add 1/2 tsp of salt
6. Add 1/2 tsp of pepper
7. Stir until chicken is cooked
8. Transfer the fried chicken onto a plate

How to make the Alfredo Sauce

1. Heat the frying pan with 2tbsp of butter
2. Add 4 cloves of minced garlic
3. Add 3 tbsp if all purpose flour
4. Add 2 cups of milk
5. Add 1/2 tsp of dried oregano
6. Add 1/2 tsp of dried basil
7. Add 1/2 tsp of salt
8. Add 1/2 tsp of pepper
9. Add 1/2 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese
10. Stir until you get a good sauce consistency

Preparing the pasta:

1. Mix 455g of cooked penne pasta with the fried chicken
2. Then add the Alfredo sauce and mix
3. Add 1/4 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup of fresh parsley and mix

This is actually how I made the Chicken Alfredo Pasta and then I had to tweak it up a bit to my liking.

I prepared another batch of the Alfredo sauce without the all purpose flour. The initial batch that I had mixed into the pasta had dried up and didn’t give the pasta a creamy texture (I felt this was because of the all purpose flour). So I topped up the pasta with the additional sauce when serving to give a creamy texture.

My mom being a vegetarian, I made the exact same pasta but instead of chicken I substituted it was mushroom and green pepper.

All turned out well for the first time!