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    Cheesy Chicken Alfredo Soup

    March 1, 2023 by Laura Ashley 2 Comments

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    This cozy, dreamy soup is a yummy spin on the classic Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo! It's beyond words delicious!

    This is a picture of a brown bowl full of a cream based chicken noodle soup. Next to the bowl on a plate is a cooked veggie blend of cauliflower, peppers and broccoli.

    On those busy days when you want to whip up a cozy dinner as quickly as possible, turn to this soup! It tastes less than 30 minutes from start to finish and is perfect on a chilly night. It's one the whole family will be asking for seconds.

    The first time I made this was actually a mistake that turned into something wonderful. It was my intent to make Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo and I tossed the pasta in far too much sauce. After a quick pivot, this soup was born. I remade it with more precise measurements and my family loved it! They immediately said "put this in the dinner rotation and make this an official recipe for Dinner in 321!"

    This rich and creamy soup has just a few basic ingredients. It's a great meal to use leftover chicken from a previous meal or make from a rotisserie chicken. Add a slice of garlic bread for dipping into the soup and your night will be made!

    What You'll Need

    • Butter
    • Yellow Onion
    • Fresh Garlic
    • All-Purpose Flour
    • Chicken Broth
    • Heavy Cream
    • Milk
    • Fettuccini
    • Cooked Chicken
    • Parmesan
    • Nutmeg (Optional)
    • Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (Optional)

    Tools You'll Need

    • Large Skillet
    • Grater

    How to Make This Recipe

    1. Add butter to a large skillet on medium-high heat. Once melted, sauté onion until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and sauté another minute. Sprinkle in the flour and stir and coat the vegetables. Once the mixture starts to brown, after about 2 minutes, carefully stir in the broth, heavy cream and 1 cup of the milk. 
    1. Once the mixture comes to a boil, lower the heat to medium and add the fettuccini. Cook, stirring often, until the pasta is al dente. 
    2. Fold in the chicken, parmesan cheese and seasonings.
    1. Taste for balance of flavors. Adjust with more seasonings if you'd like or add milk or water if you'd like to thin down the consistency.

    Tips and Substitutions

    • Besides serving cooked vegetables as a side, you can also add 2-3 cups raw broccoli florets or a 6oz bag raw spinach to the soup in the last 3 minutes of cooking.
    • Besides garlic bread, this soup is also delicious with garlic cheese biscuits, dinner rolls or a baguette.
    • You can easily adjust the soup consistency to your liking. Simply add more milk or water.
    • The heavy cream can be substituted with half and half or milk. The texture will be thinner with this substitution. If you want to thicken it up, you can add a cornstarch slurry (1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon water or milk). You can also add this slurry if you accidentally thin down the soup too much.
    • The chicken can be substituted with cooked Italian or smoked sausage or shrimp.
    • Fettuccini pasta can be substituted with lower-carb or gluten-free version pastas. It can also be replaced with other shaped pastas.

    Storage

    • Once the cooked soup cools, store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator up to 3-4 days.

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    This is a picture of a brown bowl full of a cream based chicken noodle soup. Next to the bowl on a plate is a cooked veggie blend of cauliflower, peppers and broccoli.
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    Cheesy Chicken Alfredo Soup

    This cozy, dreamy soup is a yummy spin on the classic Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo! It's beyond words delicious!
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time25 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: American, Italian
    Keyword: chicken
    Servings: 12 Servings
    Calories: 197kcal
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    Ingredients

    • 4 tablespoon butter
    • 1 small yellow onion chopped
    • 4 garlic cloves minced
    • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
    • 4 cups chicken broth regular or low-sodium
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • 1-1 ½ cups milk
    • 4 oz fettuccine pasta broken into 2-inch pieces
    • 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
    • ½-3/4 cup grated parmesan more for garnish
    • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg optional
    • ½-1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional
    • ½ tsp salt more as desired
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper more as desired

    Instructions

    • Add butter to a large skillet on medium-high heat. Once melted, sauté onion until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and sauté another minute. Sprinkle in the flour and stir and coat the vegetables. Once the mixture starts to brown, after about 2 minutes, carefully stir in the broth, heavy cream and 1 cup of the milk.
    • Once the mixture comes to a boil, lower the heat to medium and add the fettuccini. Cook, stirring often, until the pasta is al dente.
    • Fold in the chicken, parmesan cheese and seasonings. Taste for balance of flavors. Adjust with more seasonings if you'd like or add milk or water if you'd like to thin down the consistency.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 525mg | Potassium: 171mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 366IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Patsy peterson

      March 02, 2023 at 7:54 pm

      3 stars
      I LOVE your recipes but you leave out the measurements to a lot of things which leaves me guessing. I would love to have measurements. Thank you so much for your great recipes and ideas.

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      • Laura Ashley

        March 03, 2023 at 1:16 pm

        I’m so happy you like the recipes!! All of the measurements are at the bottom of the page where the recipe card is. This is where it shows the step-by-step instructions and where it can be pinned and printed. Just scroll down more and you’ll see it.

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