Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Skinny One Pot Chicken Bacon Fettuccine Alfredo
Chicken and crisp bacon give creamy fettuccine plenty of savory flavor, with broccoli tucked through the noodles. Parmesan melts into the milk sauce around the pasta, leaving each forkful rich and soft with a little bite from the green florets.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 40 min
- Original yield
- Serves 6
- Ingredients
- 10 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Dinner
- Primary protein
- Chicken · Pork
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- One pot · One pot & sheet pan
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 31–60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Keep milk gentle
Bring the milk only to a gentle simmer, then immediately reduce the heat and add the pasta.
2. Stir during cooking
Stir the fettuccine occasionally as it softens so the pasta cooks through in the milk sauce.
3. Broccoli goes in later
Add broccoli once the pasta starts bending and softening, then cover and continue cooking until al dente.
Get to know the ingredients
Bacon
Fry the chopped, trimmed bacon until crisp before adding the diced chicken to the same pot.
Chicken
Dice the large chicken breasts into one inch pieces and cook them through before adding garlic and milk.
Parmesan
Stir freshly grated Parmesan through once the pasta is al dente so it melts into the milk sauce.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 6. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
How to make it
0 of 6 steps completeMake room for Skinny One Pot Chicken Bacon Fettuccine Alfredo
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Adjust the sauce
Stir through the Parmesan and add more milk if needed, since the sauce thickens while it sits.
A little more help as you go
Watch for curdling
Keep the heat gentle when you add the milk to help prevent curdling. Avoid a rapid boil.
Finish to taste
Offer extra black pepper and Parmesan at serving if you want more seasoning over the finished pasta.
A few questions you might have
Is the pasta boiled separately?
No. Add the dry fettuccine directly to the gently simmering milk and cook it in the pot.
When do I add broccoli?
Wait until the pasta begins bending and softening, then add the florets and cover to finish cooking.
What if the sauce gets too thick?
Add more milk if needed after stirring in the Parmesan, since the sauce continues thickening as it sits.
Why should the milk not boil rapidly?
Rapid boiling can curdle the milk, so reduce the heat immediately after a gentle simmer.
When does garlic go in?
Add garlic after the chicken is cooked through and fry until fragrant before pouring in the milk.
Any more cooking tips?
Be careful not to rapidly boil the milk as it will curdle. Bring to a gentle simmer, reduce heat and add the pasta immediately to prevent curdling.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: cafedelites.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
