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Alfredo Pasta with chicken and Shrimp

A quick meal for when you cannot decide between shrimp and chicken. Tender pasta in a garlicky, creamy alfredo sauce with shrimp and chicken pieces. Everyone will come for seconds.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Diet: Halal
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 728kcal
Author: Amira

Ingredients

  • 8 oz fettuccine pasta dry
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 Tablespoon cajun seasoning or old bay, divided
  • 4 Tablespoon unsalted butter divided
  • 10 oz medium shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • ¾ cup broth
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ¾ cup parmesan cheese freshly grated
  • ¼ cup parsley chopped
  • ½ teaspoon Black pepper to your liking

Instructions

  • In a large pot, bring salted water to a boil and cook pasta one minute less than the package directions.
  • Reserve 1 cup of the cooking pasta water then drain the pasta and set aside.
  • Place shrimp in a small bowl and mix with half the cajun seasoning.
  • Place chicken in another bowl and mix with the remaining half of cajun seasoning.
  • Meanwhile, in a large non stick skillet melt 1 tablespoon of butter , add shrimp and cooke for about 2 minutes on each side. Remove from pan.
  • Add another tablespoon of butter to the skillet and add chicken. Cook chicken 3-4 minutes each side until browned. Remove and set aside.
  • In the same skillet melt the remaining butter and add garlic. Saute garlic until fragrant.
  • Add broth scrapping the bottom of the skillet to get any brown stuff out. Pour in heavy cream and bring to a light simmer.
  • Stir in parmesan cheese, keep stirring until parmesan melts.
  • Add black pepper and parsley.Pour in ¼ cup of the pasta water.
  • Taste to adjust seasoning.
  • Add shrimp and chicken back and stir. Keep cooking for about a minute.
  • Take it off heat and toss pasta as the sauce will thicken more.
  • If the sauce is too thick for your liking add a bit more of the pasta water and toss.
  • Serve with more parmesan cheese and a sprinkle of parsley on top.

Notes

If you do not have cajun seasoning or old bay you can use ¾ tablespoon chili powder + ¾ teaspoon dried thyme and ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Nutrition

Calories: 728kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 262mg | Sodium: 658mg | Potassium: 674mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2682IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 343mg | Iron: 2mg
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