Follower Friday: Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta

Remember how I love comfort food?  Well this dish that Candice makes is right down my alley of comfort food :) 

Candice is my cousin.  She's a year and a half younger than me but we might as well be twins.  We think a lot alike and everyone at college got us confused.  We loved that.  We got married within a few months of each other and our life goal would be to live next door to each other.  But I doubt I'm ever moving to Lund. :)  She's an amazing woman and mother.  And I wish we had more than Facetime.  Enjoy her recipe!


Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta

 

 

 

What you need:

 

 

16 oz. Penne Rigate Noodles

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 15 oz. bottles of Alfredo Sauce

1/2 c. apple juice

2/3 c. milk

4 tsp. olive oil

2 tsp. butter

1 1/3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1 cup crumbled cooked bacon

3 chopped green onions (optional)

 

 

Heat to sizzling:
olive oil and butter 

Add:
4 boneless chick breasts, sliced and patted dry, sauté in oil & butter until tender season lightly with salt & pepper
 

 

Heat in saucepan:

Alfredo sauce
apple juice
milk

 

Add pasta and cooked chicken to sauce.  Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan. 
 

Top with:
mozzarella cheese
crumbled cooked bacon
green onions
 

 

 

Bake at 450 until heated through.  (Bake 10-15 minutes if sauce and chicken were hot before baking.)

Chicken Broccoli Alfredo

I wish my kids loved this as much as I did.  I made it last week and my toddler cried because it wasn't macaroni & cheese.  My baby picked at it and then said "more".  She wanted a different kind of food.  Dangit.

Regardless, my hubby and I love it.  Try it - maybe your kids will like it?

Chicken Broccoli Alfredo

2 chicken breasts

2-3 T of butter

1 clove of garlic

1 stalk of broccoli

1 jar of Alfredo sauce (you choice)

a package of fettuccine noodles

Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste

CHICKEN

Put butter into pan and turn to medium heat.  Crush garlic and begin sauteing in the butter.  Cut chicken into bite size pieces.  Put chicken into pan.  Salt and pepper.  Cook for about 10 minutes on medium heat.  Stirring occasionally.  Once the chicken is lightly brown, add a few tablespoons of water.  Be sure to scrap all the butter off the bottom of the pan and mix it in with the water (helps with the flavor)  Add the jar of Alfredo sauce.  I like Ragu - Roasted Garlic Parmesan.  Simmer for a few minutes.

PASTA

Boil your pasta :)

BROCCOLI

Cut broccoli crowns off of the stalk.  It's better when they're in smaller pieces.  Place in a saucepan with 1/2 c. of water.  Bring the water to a boil, cover, and simmer on low for about 10 minutes.

Drain pasta and broccoli and combine everything into a large bowl.  Mix it up, add Parmesan cheese.
 Done! :)

I've never been able to make an Alfredo sauce from scratch that I like.  Do you have one?!  I would love to try it.  Send it to me @ willtherebefoodthere@gmail.com and I'll post it linking back to you!