This Garlic Butter Chicken with Creamy Ricotta Alfredo Pasta would rank first if comfort cuisine had a VIP list.
Perfectly cooked fettuccine wrapped around tender, golden-brown chicken covered in a garlic butter sauce mixed with silky, ultra-creamy ricotta Alfredo, it’s pure luxury on a platter.
Whether you’re cooking this for a laid-back evening dinner or hosting guests, trust me—this one’s a winner—even though it’s opulent but shockingly simple to prepare.
If you love creamy chicken pasta dishes, you might also enjoy this Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta recipe!
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Why This Recipe Will Make You Loveable
✔ Rich & Creamy: The ricotta Alfredo transforms classic Alfredo sauce to a whole fresh level of smoothness.
✔ Flavor-Packed Chicken: Unreal taste from pan-seared golden crust made with garlic butter.
✔ Restaurant-Worthy, yet Easy: This recipe takes forty minutes in one pan.
✔ Suitable for Families: juicy chicken and creamy pasta? An assured crowd-pleaser.
Ingredients
All you need for a lovely, restaurant-style pasta meal is listed here:
- Sliced into strips for quick, uniform cooking, boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
- Salt and black pepper are essential for seasoning.
- Enhances the rich, garlicky taste of garlic powder.
- The perfect mix for that golden, buttery finish is olive oil and unsalted butter.
- Fresh garlic since more of it results in more taste.
- Fettuccine, or your preferred pasta, is the ideal creamy sauce-to– pasta ratio.
- Heavy cream gives the sauce a rich and velvety texture.
- Ricotta Cheese gives a lovely, somewhat sweet richness.
- Grated Parmesan Cheese : For that nutty, salted richness.
- Italian seasoning is a harmonic mix of herbs and aromatics.
- Salt & pepper help to harmonize all the tastes.
- Fresh parsley or basil gives a brilliant, herby taste for a garnish.
👉 The complete ingredient list with measurements is in the recipe card below!
Made Garlic Butter Chicken using Ricotta Alfredo Pasta?
Step 1: Prepare the pasta.
Bring a big pot of salted water up to boil. Cook your pasta al dente, following package directions. Empty and save.
Step 2: Sear the Chicken.
Sprink the chicken strips with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
In a large skillet, set on medium-high, warm olive oil. Add the chicken and sear for five to seven minutes until golden brown and well done.
Take the chicken out of the skillet and set aside.
Step 3: is creating the Garlic Butter Sauce.
Drop the heat to medium and melt butter in the same skillet.
Add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant, about one minute.
Step 4: is making the Ricotta Alfredo Sauce.
Add in heavy cream and gently simmer.
Stir in Italian seasonings, grated Parmesan, and ricotta cheese.
Taste-test and season with salt and pepper.
Stirring sometimes, let the sauce simmer for three to four minutes until justly thickened.
Step 5: Combine all.
Spoon the cooked chicken back into the skillet and toss to coat with the sauce.
Add the drained spaghetti and swirl until everything is gently blended and heated.
Step 6: Present & garnish
For a further burst of freshness, sprinkle with fresh parsley or basil.
Present right now; get ready for total pasta delight.
Pro Advice for the Best Ricotta Alfredo Pasta
Use Fresh Garlic; freshly minced garlic significantly changes taste.
✔ Don’t Overcook the Chicken: The key is juicy, tender chicken; cook just until golden and done.
✔ Let the sauce simmer; this will help the flavors marry wonderfully.
✔ Want Extra Creaminess? Stir in an extra ¼ cup of ricotta for a uniformly silkier texture.
✔ Make it spicy by adding a little kick of red pepper flakes.
If you love crispy, cheesy chicken, try this Longhorn Parmesan Crusted Chicken recipe for another delicious dinner idea.
How Should I Present?
This rich spaghetti meal goes especially nicely with the following:
To absorb every last bit of that creamy sauce, soak garlic bread.
A fresh side salad is mild to counter the richness.
Roasted vegetables go nicely with either broccoli or asparagus.
A glass of white wine, Sauvignon Blanc, or Pinot Grigio is a match made in heaven.
Make Ahead and Organization and Storage
Saving Remarks
Please keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for three days.
Reheating
Stovetop: Warm over medium-low heat; to loosen the sauce, add a splash of milk or cream.
Microwave: Heat in 30-second intervals and stirring in between in a microwave.
Freezing?
Not advised here! Sauces based on cream don’t freeze nicely and may turn gritty.
For another creamy and flavorful chicken dish, check out this Marry Me Chicken Pasta, which also features a rich, garlicky sauce.
Frequencies of questions
Could I use chicken thighs for breasting?
Indeed. Chicken thighs will taste even better and be equally juicer.
For this meal, what pasta is best?
Classic is fettuccine; but, linguine, penne, or even rigatoni taste great.
Is this lighter something I could make?
Use whole wheat spaghetti and substitute half-and-half with heavy cream for a lighter variation.
I could substitute what for ricotta.
Try combining Greek yogurt and Parmesan or mascarpone cheese for the same creamy texture.
Conclusion
Pure luxury, rich, garlicky, and laden with velvety, cheesy bliss, this Garlic Butter Chicken with Creamy Ricotta Alfredo Pasta is You will want seconds whether you are preparing for a special occasion or just treating yourself!
Cook with enjoyment and happiness. ✨🍝
Garlic Butter Chicken with Creamy Ricotta Alfredo Pasta
Ingredients
- For the Garlic Butter Chicken split lengthwise two boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Two tablespoons of olive grease
- Third tablespoons butter
- 4 minced garlic cloves
- One teaspoon of salt.
- One half tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp paprika
- half tsp Italian seasoning
- One tablespoon of fresh parsley chopped for garnish.
- With the Ricotta Alfredo Pasta:
- 12 ounces of fettuccine or pasta of preference
- One cup of fresh ricotta cheese
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- half a cup of thick cream
- One-half cup of whole milk
- 3 minced cloves of garlic
- Two tbsp butter
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp optional red pepper flakes; directions
Instructions
- Step 1: Prepare the pasta.
- Bring a big pot of salted water up to boil.
- Cook fettuccine al dente per package directions.
- Save half a cup of pasta water; then drain and set aside.
- Step 2: prepare the chicken garlicky butter.
- Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper, paprika, Italian spice.
- In a large skillet, set on medium-high, warm olive oil.
- Cook chicken till brown and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes on each side.
- Cut heat to low, toss butter and minced garlic over the chicken for one minute.
- Take off from the heat and allow rest as the pasta is cooking.
- Step 3: is creating the Ricotta Alfredo Sauce.
- Melt butter in the same pan over medium heat, then sauté garlic for thirty seconds.
- Add ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, whole milk, and heavy cream, stirring until smooth.
- Season with black pepper, salt, and red pepper flakes.
- Add cooked pasta; toss to coat. Add saved pasta water a little at a time if the sauce seems overly thick.
- Step 4: compile and present
- Top the creamy ricotta Alfredo spaghetti with sliced garlic butter chicken.
- Top with fresh parsley and more Parmesan.
Notes
For a lighter version, substitute half-and-half for heavy cream.
Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.