Grilled chicken over fettuccine in a real Alfredo sauce — butter and parmesan with pasta water, no cream needed. The emulsification is the skill. When it works it coats every strand perfectly.

Chicken Alfredo

Stephanie Sharpe

@steph

about 2 months ago

Grilled chicken over fettuccine in a real Alfredo sauce — butter and parmesan with pasta water, no cream needed. The emulsification is the skill. When it works it coats every strand perfectly.

Recipe

Ingredients

·1 lb fettuccine

·2 chicken breasts grilled and sliced

·6 tbsp unsalted butter

·2 cups parmesan finely grated

·1 cup pasta water reserved

·Salt and white pepper

·Fresh parsley

Instructions

1.Cook pasta in very salted water. Reserve 1 cup water before draining.

2.Season and grill chicken breasts until cooked through. Slice.

3.Melt butter in a wide pan over low heat.

4.Add drained pasta and toss vigorously.

5.Add parmesan gradually with pasta water, tossing constantly to emulsify.

6.Top with sliced chicken and fresh parsley.

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