Meal Prep
Fettuccini Chicken Alfredo
This one’s creamy, dreamy, and dangerously macro-packed. Fettuccini Chicken Alfredo is one of those comfort food classics that’s usually reserved for cheat days and sad takeout orders. But not anymore. This high-protein version flips the script, giving you everything you love about creamy Alfredo without the crash. We’re talking tender chicken breast, silky noodles, and a thick, garlicy Alfredo sauce that would make Olive Garden nervous.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Makes
- 4 servings
High protein
Fettuccini Chicken Alfredo
71.2g protein1044 calories per serving
- Prep Time
- 20 mins
- Cook Time
- 25 mins
- Total Time
- 45 mins
Equipment
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Ingredients
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For the Chicken:
For the Pasta:
For the Alfredo Sauce:
For Garnish (Optional):
Instructions
Cook the Pasta:
1 tbsp salt
8 oz fettuccine
Cook the Chicken:
2 tbsp olive oil
2 lb raw boneless skinless chicken breast, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp smoked paprika
Sear for 4- 5 minutes per side, until golden brown. Reduce heat to medium-low and cover for another 5 minutes, or until the chicken reaches 165°F internal temp. You will likely need to do this in multiple batches or use multiple pans!
Make the Alfredo Sauce:
2 tbsp unsalted butter
4 cloves garlic
1 ½ cup heavy cream, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp Italian seasoning, ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Combine & Serve:
Fresh parsley, Extra Parmesan for topping
Nutrition
Per servingEstimates for one serving. Changing the recipe yield scales the ingredients and keeps these per-serving amounts the same.
- Calories
- 1,044 kcal
- Carbohydrates
- 50.8 g
- Protein
- 71.2 g
- Fat
- 60.8 g
- Saturated Fat
- 31.63 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 4.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 18.49 g
- Trans Fat
- 1.65 g
- Cholesterol
- 310 mg
- Sodium
- 3,324 mg
- Potassium
- 1,069 mg
- Fiber
- 2.3 g
- Sugar
- 4.2 g
- Added Sugar
- 0 g
- Vitamin A
- 523 mcg RAE
- Vitamin C
- 1.63 mg
- Vitamin D
- 1.59 mcg
- Calcium
- 388 mg
- Iron
- 3.33 mg
Estimated ingredient cost
$2.73 per serving · $10.94 for this batch
Estimated US grocery prices for the amounts used, including purchase waste and discarded marinade. Your store, brands, and package sizes may cost differently. Buying full packages can cost more. Price sources and methodology.
Ingredient costs and assumptions
Quantities without exact weights use the nutrition library’s portion estimates. Purchase yields are estimates. Separate citrus ingredients are costed independently; reusing the same fruit for juice and zest can lower your cost. Labor, utilities, and delivery are excluded.
- raw boneless skinless chicken breast: $5.14
907.2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. Variable-weight pack priced per pound, raw boneless skinless breast.
Walmart: Freshness Guaranteed Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast · Price checked 2026-09-21
- olive oil: $0.36
27 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 13.5 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 17 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- salt: $0.01
6 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 6 g Iodized table salt reference; not a kosher salt price.
Walmart: Great Value Iodized Salt · Price checked 2026-09-21
- black pepper: $0.05
1.2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp (ground) = 2.3 g; texture=ground Ground black pepper reference; cracked pepper may cost differently.
Walmart: Great Value Ground Black Pepper · Price checked 2026-09-21
- garlic powder: $0.02
1.6 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 3.1 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Garlic Powder · Price checked 2026-09-21
- smoked paprika: $0.04
1.2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 2.3 g Four 2 oz jars; full multipack weight is 8 oz.
Walmart: (4 pack) Great Value Smoked Paprika, 2 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- fettuccine: $0.62
226.8 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Fettuccine, 16 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- salt: $0.02
18 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 18 g Iodized table salt reference; not a kosher salt price.
Walmart: Great Value Iodized Salt · Price checked 2026-09-21
- unsalted butter: $0.24
28.4 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 14.2 g Salted butter reference; unsalted uses this as a substitute estimate.
Walmart: Great Value Salted Butter · Price checked 2026-09-21
- garlic: $0.22
12 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
3 clove = 9 g; USDA SR Legacy household weights used as an approximate physical conversion for the current ingredient profile; nutrition remains from its own mapped record. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Spice World Fresh Peeled Garlic, 6 oz, Pouch · Price checked 2026-09-21
- heavy cream: $2.26
357 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup (fluid) = 238 g; phase=fluid Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Heavy Whipping Cream, 16 oz Carton · Price checked 2026-09-21
- grated Parmesan cheese: $1.49
121.6 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 7.6 g Shredded Parmesan reference; grated products and brands may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Finely Shredded Parmesan Cheese · Price checked 2026-09-21
- salt: $0.00
3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 6 g Iodized table salt reference; not a kosher salt price.
Walmart: Great Value Iodized Salt · Price checked 2026-09-21
- black pepper: $0.05
1.2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp (ground) = 2.3 g; texture=ground Ground black pepper reference; cracked pepper may cost differently.
Walmart: Great Value Ground Black Pepper · Price checked 2026-09-21
- Italian seasoning: $0.02
0.5 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 1 g; Editorial dried-leaf blend estimate: 1 g/tsp. Nutrition uses the separately documented composed blend. Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Italian Seasoning · Price checked 2026-09-21
- red pepper flakes: $0.01
0.5 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 1.8 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Crushed Red Pepper, 1.75 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- Fresh parsley: $0.27
2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Editorial estimate for the entire recipe; owner approved including garnishes, not this exact weight. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Parsley, 0.5 oz Clamshell · Price checked 2026-09-21
- Extra Parmesan for topping: $0.12
10 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Editorial estimate for the entire recipe; owner approved including garnishes, not this exact weight. Shredded Parmesan reference; grated products and brands may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Finely Shredded Parmesan Cheese · Price checked 2026-09-21
Make it yoursRecipe notes & meal-prep tips
Macro breakdown
- Protein71.2g27%
- Carbs50.8g20%
- Fat60.8g53%
Per serving · Share of calories from macros
Calculated using 4 calories per gram of protein and carbs, and 9 for fat. Rounding and fiber can affect the listed calorie total.Triple B's Meal Prep Notes
Long fettuccine needs a little attention when you portion it. Use tongs to lift pasta and sauce together, then distribute the chicken evenly rather than scooping four nests of noodles and hoping the meat follows. The Parmesan-cream sauce is rich, so a properly coated serving is more useful than a pool of sauce left in the bottom of the pan.
This is a classic direction within the Italian-inspired recipes, with parsley as a simple finishing touch. Keep some parsley separately if you want to add it fresh after heating. I pan-sear the chicken as whole breasts, then rest and cut them once cooked; I prefer the result that way. Cook the breasts to 165°F, and have the pasta ready when the sauce is smooth so you can combine the batch without continuing to reduce the cream. Keep the fettuccine just a little firmer than you would for a plate you were eating immediately. Long noodles that start too soft are difficult to rescue once they have sat in Alfredo sauce.
A chilled Alfredo serving can look much thicker than it did on cooking day. Add a small splash of milk or water before heating and gently separate the noodles as they warm. For a refrigerated serving, microwave on high for 90 seconds, stir, then heat for another 45 seconds. Use that as a starting point and continue in short intervals as needed until the food reaches 165°F throughout. Use the pause to lift the pasta from the bottom and check the larger chicken pieces. Add any extra Parmesan after tasting; the original sauce already includes it. If you prefer a shorter pasta for packed lunches, that is an option to try, with the same dry weight and its own cooking time. Browse the pasta meal preps for other formats, or the higher-calorie collection when comparing similarly substantial meals.
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