Chicken Alfredo Pasta with Sweet Potato Noodles (480 Calories per Serving)

  • Yield:2 servings
  • Time:
    30 mins show details

It's hard to be calorie friendly with pastas and even harder with Alfredo, but this recipe has about half the calories as your traditional Chicken Alfredo Pasta, and we didn't suffer any blows to the taste!

Tags: Italian

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces
    Chicken, Thinly sliced
  • 1
    Sweet Potato, Spiralized (Thin Noodles)
  • 2 tablespoons
    Olive Oil
  • 1 tablespoon
    Vegan Butter
  • 2½ tablespoons
    Minced Garlic
  • 1 tablespoon
    All Purpose Flour
  • 1¾ cups
    Almond Milk
  • ¼ cup
    Parmasean Cheese
  • 2 teaspoons
    Salt and Pepper, To taste
  • ½ teaspoon
    Dried Thyme
  • ½ teaspoon
    Dried Oregano
  • ½ cup
    Cooked Broccoli, If Desired optional
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Equipment

  • Spiralizer

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Preparation

  1. 10 mins

    Chicken
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    - Simmer 1 Tablespoon of Garlic in 1 Tablespoon of butter and simmer on medium heat for 1-2 minutes
    - Add sliced chicken and olive oil
    - Increase to medium-high heat and cook chicken thoroughly
    - Season with salt and pepper, and remove chicken from pan

  2. 10 mins

    Sauce
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    - Using the same pan, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and saute remaining garlic for 2 minutes on medium high heat
    - Gradually whisk in flour to mixture for about 1 minute
    - Lower to low-medium heat and gradually add in Almond Milk, whisking constantly, your mixture should begin to thicken
    - When all of milk is added, and you've reached your desired consistency, add parmasean
    - Whisk sauce until there are no lumps
    - Season with dried thyme, oregano, and cook for 1 more minute
    - Add chicken to sauce, and set on lowest heat setting to keep warm

  3. 8 mins

    Noodles
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    - Start boiling one pot of water
    - Skin and Spiralize Sweet Potato
    - Boil noodles for 4-5 minutes or until desired consistency

  4. 2 mins

    Combine
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    - Drain noodles, and combine with Alfredo sauce and chicken
    - Serve with parmasean and salt/pepper to taste

Notes

480 Calories Per Serving
- 52g Protein
- 17g Carbs
- 24g Fat

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