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Chicken Alfredo pasta with Homemade Sauce and Broccoli

Ingredients

  1. Whole wheat pasta (preferable Fettuccine pasta)
  2. 2 boneless skinless  chicken breast halves
  3. 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
  4. 1 tbs lemon pepper seasoning
  5. 1tsp garlic powder
  6. 1 bunch of broccoli
  7. 1 tbs olive oil
  8. salt to taste

For sauce

  1. 1 cup milk (use heavy cream for more thicker sauce)
  2. 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  3. 1 tbs butter
  4. pinch of Italian seasoning
  5. 1/4 tsp black pepper

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Direction

  1. Cut Chicken into cubes and marinate in lemon pepper seasoning garlic powder and Italian seasoning .Boil a large pot with salt water. Cook Fettuccine for 10 minutes and Drain.  Keep aside
  2. Cut broccoli flowers into pieces and microwave for 1.30 to 2 minutes. Keep aside
  3. Heat olive oil in a nonstick pan and add chicken. Let it cook for 5 minutes and turn the pieces. Let it cook for 5 more minutes until it is no longer pink. (Don’t overcook the chicken else it will be dry)
  4. In a non-sticky sauce pan melt butter over medium heat. Add milk pepper powder  and salt. Stir in Parmesan cheese and whisk to smooth out lumps. Let it stay in low heat for 3 minutes until cheese melts.  Add Italian seasoning.
  5. Stir in  cooked pasta, chicken and broccoli and mix well. Adjust salt. Let it stay in simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. Sprinkle a hand full of  Parmesan in the end.