This recipe is the simple combination of two of my favourite meals, chicken noodle soup and alfredo pasta! The basic idea is to take a chicken noodle soup recipe and make the alfredo style sauce in the broth. A traditional alfredo sauce is the combination of butter and parmesan with a common, non-traditional, ingredient of cream. This recipe starts out by cooking the veggies in butter before adding flour to help thicken the broth. The chicken and pasta are added and cooked before adding cream and cheese. I like a nice garlicky alfredo sauce so I include plenty of garlic in this recipe! Everything comes together in no time at all making this perfect meal, even on busy nights! (To make it even easier, you can use precooked chicken and a jar of store bought alfredo sauce.)
Chicken Alfredo Soup
Chicken noodle soup with a creamy alfredo style broth!
ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter (or olive oil)
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 1 cup carrot, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
- 4 tablespoons flour (or rice flour for gluten-free)
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite sized pieces
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning (or oregano)
- 8 ounces pasta such as shells (gluten-free for gluten-free)
- 1 cup heavy/whipping cream (or milk)
- 1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan cheese), grated
- salt and pepper to taste
directions
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, add the onions, carrot, and celery, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add the garlic, sprinkle in the flour and cook for a minute, mixing.
- Add the broth, chicken and Italian seasoning, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes.
- Add the pasta and cook until tender, about 8 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, add the cream and cheese and let the cheese melt into the broth.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!
Option: Add a pinch of red pepper flakes along with the garlic.
Option: Use a 15 ounce jar of alfredo sauce! (Reduce the butter to 1 tablespoon and omit the flour and cream.)
Option: Add baby spinach, near the end.
Option: Add 2 tablespoons white miso paste, near the end.
Option: Garnish with fresh chopped parsley.
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