One-Pot Chicken Alfredo

There are complicated Alfredo recipes out there. Ones that demand you boil pasta in one pot, make sauce in another, sear chicken in a third, then somehow bring it all together while juggling tongs and a prayer. This is not one of those recipes.

This one-pot chicken Alfredo does exactly what the name promises. The chicken sears in a Dutch oven, comes out to rest, and then the fettuccine cooks directly in a mixture of broth, milk, and cream that reduces into a velvety sauce. The Parmesan goes in at the end, the chicken gets sliced and nestled back in, and dinner is done in the time it takes to set the table and argue about what to watch.

It is not health food. There is butter, cream, and a generous pile of Parmesan involved. But it is honest food — the kind of 30-minute meal that actually takes 30 minutes, feeds four comfortably, and leaves you with exactly one pot to wash. Serve it with garlic bread if you want to commit fully, or a simple green salad if you need to feel responsible about it.

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