FETTUCCINE ALFREDO WITH CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI

This dish would be my first entry to Coffee's MBP(Jan)2007 event! It's all about choosing and cooking dishes from fellow bloggers.This month's theme is "around the World!"

I made Susan in Italy's Fettuccine Alfredo,which is my daughter's all time favorite dish!Fettuccine Alfredo is not only a great tasting dish but comes with an interesting story (Americanized Italian(?) dish) too!Thank you Susan for the recipe and an interesting info!:))


Fettuccine Alfredo: Serves six!



Susan's blog "Porcini Chronicles" is a wonderful site to find multitude of world cuisine.She is not only a great cook who loves to try out dishes around the world,she is also very knowledgeable about other cultures!She is one of my fav bloggers and I appreciate her by choosing (infact,I went straight to her blog and nowhere else!)and enjoying her recipe Fettuccine Alfredo!:)

ALFREDO SAUCE(with my additions):

1. Heat a pan,melt 1 tbsp butter,add 2 cups fat-free Half and Half and 1 cup Heavy Cream,1 tsp Garlic powder,1 tsp fresh or dry Parsley,pinch of Nutmeg powder.
2. Bring up to heat and turn down the heat to low (must be just simmering not boiling at all before adding cheese)and wait until it cools down to just warm.


3. Add 1 1/2 cup of Parmesan and Romano cheese blend to the sauce and keep stirring until cheese melts.Add salt and pepper to taste.Add 2cups cooked Broccoli flowerettes and 1 cup diced and cooked chicken,let it heat through.(must not boil)
4.Serve with(1 lb dry)cooked Fettuccine pasta and perhaps a slice Garlic bread!
YUM!!

NOTE:I know it's not exactly figure friendly dish but out of this world in taste.Make once in three months or so, you will be fine.
You can add spinach to this and skip non-veg.Make thicker Spinach Alfredo and use as topping to replace tomato sauce on Pizza crust!Delicious,trust me!!:)
Click on above to go to Susan's original recipe.

Have fun!:)