Yummy Chicken Alfredo!

This semester, my roommates and I have each taken a night to cook dinner for each other. Mine is on Wednesday nights. This last Tuesday, I was trying to think of what I wanted to make, and I was drawing a blank. So, interupting him being extremely studious, I asked Forrest what I should make. He said, "How about...Chicken Alfredo...with bread sticks...and a vegetable, like brocolli?"

And that is exactly what I made! The next day (during class...I guess I should have been paying attention!) I searched through a bunch of different recipes online, I came across this one that sounded absolutely delicious. However, after realizing it had about a million grams of fat, I decided to read through the comments that others had made on the recipe to see if there were any suggestions on how to lessen the fat content. While doing this, I came across some really good tips, and along with my own awesome ideas, I came up with a slightly more healthy, but delicious, version of it. The thing that I love about this is that it took only about 20 minutes to make, but it tasted really good! It made a lot! I entered the recipe into My Fitness Pal and it looks like it's about 380 calories per serving. I even ate the leftovers today for lunch and it still tasted super yummy! Just in case anyone wants to try it, here is the recipe (with my edits!)

Ingredients:

3 tbsp butter

3 tbsp flour

2 garlic cloves, minced (I used this pre-minced garlic from the store my mom told me about. Best idea ever!)

2 1/4 cups of fat-free half and half (the recipe called for cream, but that sounded really heavy, and I think it tastes just as good this way!)

1 cup shredded parmesan cheese (I actually used about 1/2 cup shredded, 1/2 cup powdered...because that's what I had on hand)

1 cup part skim milk mozzarella cheese

1 box of fettuccine

2 cups of cooked chicken (I used 2 tenderloins I had in the fridge, plus a can of chicken from Costco)

1 package of frozen chicken

Garlic salt

Nutmeg

Italian Seasoning

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and make a roux with the butter and flour. When this is created and starts to boil, add in 2 cups of half and half. Bring this to a boil. After it is boiling, add in the cheese, and stir continuously. You have to keep stirring it, or else it will start to stick to the bottom of the pan and clump together. Add in some shakes of garlic salt, Italian seasoning, and nutmeg (and anything else you think sounds yummy!) until you get the desired taste. It takes about ten minutes for it to get to the right consistency, and I added 1/4 cup extra half and half at the end just to make it a better consistency. Either before, or while you're doing this, bring a pot of water to a boil, and cook the pasta until it's tender. Also cook the chicken and the brocolli. When everything is done cooking, mix it all together in a big pot or bowl, and serve! Super easy and super yummy!

the leftovers today :)