Spaghetti Alfredo with Chicken and Peas
Spaghetti Alfredo with Chicken and Peas is one of our favorite chicken dinners. I start this dish by caramelizing onions and baking chicken. Then, I cook my spaghetti and make a light Alfredo sauce. We love this dish for several reasons. First of all, I like that I can make this dish in less than an hour. I like to make a nice dinner, so to me, an hour cooking is just fine. Secondly, I like that this dish uses ingredients I always have in the house. That, in turn, makes this dish fairly inexpensive to prepare. And, lastly, we all love the rich and delicious flavor in this dish.
The Equipment I Used
- A Large Pot- Use a big pot with lots of water and salt to cook your spaghetti.
- Dutch Ovens- I use Dutch oven for the caramelized onions and to make the Alfredo sauce. But, you can use a different kind of pot.
- A Medium Baking Dish- I use this to bake my chicken in.
The Ingredients Needed for Spaghetti Alfredo with Chicken and Peas
- Spaghetti- I used Barilla spaghetti, but you can use any pasta shape that you like.
- Heavy Cream- Be sure to use heavy cream, not light cream or half and half.
- Milk- Use whole milk, not low fat or skim milk.
- Chicken- Use boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
- Cayenne Pepper- I used this on my chicken to spice it up. If you don’t like spicy foods, just leave this out.
- Peas- Use frozen peas, and you don’t need to defrost them first.
- Onions- I used red onions, but you can also use white onions. If you want to make a quicker meal, just leave these out. I had leftover caramelized onions in my freezer, so that saved me lots of time.
How I Made my Spaghetti Alfredo
- First, I made the caramelized onions. This recipe makes more onions than you’ll need for this dish. Freeze the extra onions and you can use them in lots of other dishes.
- Next, I baked the chicken.
- Then, I made the Alfredo sauce. Be sure to simmer the sauce until it’s nice and thick.
- Finally, I tossed everything together and served it up.
If you like Alfredo sauce, you need to try this creamy and spicy Spaghetti Alfredo with Chicken and Peas.
