Chicken and Mushroom

Linguini Alfredo

Preparation: 45 minutes Life Experience Recipe
Serves 4 to 6 persons
Ingredients:
  • 3 cups prepard Alfredo sauce
  • 2 tablespons butter or margarine
  • 1/4 cup frozen green peas, thawed
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, grilled
  • 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
  • 1/2 clove of garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup sliced scallions including green stems
  • 1 pound linguini cooked al dente in salted water

Directions

  1. Season chicken breasts with salt and peppe, grill to 170°F internal temperature.
  2. In saute pan, melt butter and add scallions, garlic and sliced mushrooms. Cook, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are tender. Remove from heat and set aside.
  3. Cook linguini in salted water until al dente. In last 2 minutes of cooking, add peas to the linguini. Dain in colander and rinse.
  4. While linguni is cooking, cut grilled chicken into bite-sized mrsels. Warm Alfredo sauce in a small saucepan.
  5. Turn drained linguni and peas into a large serving bowl. Add Alfredo sauce and reserved scallions, garlic and mushrooms. Mix well. Fold in grilled chicken morsels.
  6. Serve with crusty toasted bread and a tossed green salad.

Make your own home-made Alfredo sauce or use packaged mixes or bottled or canned Alfredo sauce.

Simple variations make this dish go farther - for the peas, try sustituting broccoli florets and diced roasted red Bell peppers.

Return to Front Page
Last update September2005