Healthy Chicken Alfredo (Gluten and Dairy Free)

Does anyone else ever get stuck in a dinner rut? You're making the same thing every week and want to try something new but don't know what?! That was us. Coming up with something healthy and different every night can be hard. Thankfully my hubs isn't a picky eater, but he did have his doubts about healthy chicken alfredo, he bought a jar of alfredo sauce on his way home from work, but it turned out great and he's already been requested it be added to our rotation of meals. 

From start to finish I'd say this recipe took me about half an hour. There was definite multi-tasking involved with cooking the noodles, chicken, and sauce all at once, but it wasn't bad. I cooked the chicken on our indoor George Foreman grill and everything else was on the stovetop. You're going to get nervous about the sauce not thickening up. IT.TAKES.TIME. I promise it will thicken, be patient. We got four meals out of this, so be prepared for leftovers 😊 

Healthy Chicken Alfredo

• 16 oz. gluten free fettuccine noodles
• 2 Tablespoons dairy free butter (we use coconut oil based, but regular butter works)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced dried garlic, you can also use freshly minced garlic
• 1/4 cup gluten free flour
• 2 cups Almond milk (we used unsweetened vanilla but non flavored works too)
• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup dairy free parmesan cheese (regular parm works too)
• 1/2 black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• pinch of salt
• 1 package frozen broccoli, cooked (we threw ours in the microwave to cook)
• 1 pound of chicken breasts, cooked and diced

In a pot start cooking noodles according to package instructions, once done set aside.

While the noodles are cooking start the sauce. 

Set a pan to medium heat, place butter in it until it melts. Add in garlic and stir until fragrant. 

Whisk in flour- this will get very chunky and clumpy but don't worry.

Next, add almond milk and chicken broth in. Whisk for 1-2 minutes to combine. Cook over medium heat until the sauce thickens- this will take some time so be patient (I'd say it says 10-12 minutes). 

Once the sauce starts to thicken add in salt, pepper, nutmeg and whisk before adding in parmesan cheese. Give the parmesan cheese plenty of time to melt- if you're using dairy free parmesan it will take a bit longer for this to happen. 

Once the sauce is thickened and the parmesan cheese has melted add in broccoli and chicken. Stir to combine then serve it up! 

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