Olive Garden Grilled Chicken Recipe

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There isn’t much better than this creamy, rich, delicious homemade alfredo sauce over juicy, tender chicken breasts and fettuccine in the Olive Garden Chicken Alfredo copycat recipe.

The best part? You don’t have to leave your house to get a fantastic restaurant-quality fettuccine alfredo pasta dish for dinner tonight. I’m all about the alfredo sauce, pasta, chicken, and, okay, all the Olive Garden copycat recipes you can make at home. This chicken alfredo might sound complicated, but it actually couldn’t be any easier! It only takes 40 minutes to put the whole delicious dish together.

Olive Garden Grilled Chicken Alfredo

Olive Garden Grilled Chicken and Alfredo Sauce 🔗

Make and share this Olive Garden Grilled Chicken and Alfredo Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Prep: 10min

Total: 30min

Nutrition Facts: calories 2047.9, Fat 160.9, Saturated Fat 93.1, Cholesterol 562.9, Sodium 976.2, Carbohydrate 92.8, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 3.6, Protein 60.1

Ingredients:

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 8 ounces dry pasta
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2-3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)

Instruction:

  1. Preheat your grill to medium-high heat. Brush with oil and then season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Grill 5 to 7 minutes on the first side and then flip the chicken over and grill for another 3 to 4 minutes, or until cooked through.
  2. Cook pasta according to package directions.
  3. Prepare the Alfredo sauce by combining the cream and butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Do not let the mixture come to a boil, but heat until small bubbles begin to form. Add the Parmesan cheese and whisk quickly. Add the garlic powder and continue to whisk. The sauce will thicken after a minute or two.
  4. Cut the chicken breasts into strips. Serve by placing half the pasta on each plate, then topping it with sauce and a sliced chicken breast.

FAQ

How many calories are in Olive Garden’s chicken Alfredo?

According to the former employee quoted by Newsweek, “it’s not 100 percent chicken, and the chicken that comes on the never-ending pasta bowl is actually canned chicken. They changed their chicken about six years ago from good chicken to chicken that’s not so great.

How do you make Alfredo sauce?

Creamy alfredo sauce with fettuccine pasta and grilled chicken slices, 1,570 calories, made from scratch with parmesan, cream, garlic, and butter.

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