Chicken Alfredo healthy but easy?

[Anonymous]

My son just recently tried chicken Alfredo and loved it! He wants it to be in the rotation of family dinner meals. i am not much of a cook, but would love to make it with him. Any ideas to make it a little healthier too?

[Anonymous]

Eat yours with zoodles?

[Anonymous]

Just eat the real thing. I doubt that he will eat enough to make it worth the substitutions and it definitely will not taste the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son just recently tried chicken Alfredo and loved it! He wants it to be in the rotation of family dinner meals. i am not much of a cook, but would love to make it with him. Any ideas to make it a little healthier too?

I have another suggestion you might consider.
Go to Maggiano's Little Italy (It is a chain, there is one at Springfield town center/ mall).
They have a deal where after you dinner, you can order take away entrees for $5 each, no limit.
We usually get 8-10 and then freeze for an easy dinner for our boys who also love Chicken Alfredo.

[Anonymous]

It's not particularly unhealthy. Noodles, cream, and parmesan. You can thin out the sauce with pasta water so it's not so rich. Have with plenty of chicken and broccoli.

[Anonymous]

There's about 600 calories per cup, its not very healthy with cream and cheese.

Add a touch of cream but mostly use chicken broth, lemon and lots of herbs for a lighter version, but it won't be the same.

[Anonymous]

In my house that means I’d put it in the rotation with just the regular recipe. For myself I’d eat it as is sometimes but also sometimes just have the chicken with a different (less fatty and more veggie-heavy) side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my house that means I’d put it in the rotation with just the regular recipe. For myself I’d eat it as is sometimes but also sometimes just have the chicken with a different (less fatty and more veggie-heavy) side.

It shouldn't be in regular rotation, it should be a more occasional meal to really look forward to. I would recommend using the full-fat recipe, just don't eat it as often.

[Anonymous]

So a little cream goes a long way. You can usually cut the cream in 1/2 and use chicken stock for the other 1/2. I think you have to add the chicken stock first followed a minutes later by the cream.

Another trick is to use 1/2 or 3/4 olive oil mixed with butter. So instead of a 1/2 of cup butter use a quarter with the rest olive oil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my house that means I’d put it in the rotation with just the regular recipe. For myself I’d eat it as is sometimes but also sometimes just have the chicken with a different (less fatty and more veggie-heavy) side.

It shouldn't be in regular rotation, it should be a more occasional meal to really look forward to. I would recommend using the full-fat recipe, just don't eat it as often.

I’m not OP and didn’t actually ask for advice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's about 600 calories per cup, its not very healthy with cream and cheese.

Add a touch of cream but mostly use chicken broth, lemon and lots of herbs for a lighter version, but it won't be the same.

Who puts a whole cup of alfredo on their plate??? It's more like 300 calories which is fine.

[Anonymous]

DD loves fettuccini alfredo. She orders it when we go out. I consider it too heavy for any kind of regular eating. Santa has brought her her own jar of sauce to eat at home too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD loves fettuccini alfredo. She orders it when we go out. I consider it too heavy for any kind of regular eating. Santa has brought her her own jar of sauce to eat at home too!

This is the saddest thing I've read on this site in a while.

[Anonymous]

Anyone have a good recommendation for an Alfredo sauce in a jar?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD loves fettuccini alfredo. She orders it when we go out. I consider it too heavy for any kind of regular eating. Santa has brought her her own jar of sauce to eat at home too!

This is the saddest thing I've read on this site in a while.

LOL. Santa brought my kids Mountain Dew once!