Easy 15-Minute Chicken Alfredo Gluten-Free Recipe

Ever have one of those days when you just want to through a few jars in a pot and dinner’s done in under 15-20 minutes? Well, since going gluten-free, that’s an option we don’t usually have. However, I’ve recently found a few good commercially-available items to make a quick and easy gluten-free recipe for chicken alfredo with pasta.

The pasta comes from Trader Joe’s but everything else can be found at almost any grocery store. If you don’t have a Trader Joe’s nearby, Barilla

has a nice rice and corn pasta line that also has a more solid texture.

Prep time: 5 minutes. Cook time: 15 minutes. Servings Made: 4.

15-Minute Chicken Alfredo Gluten-Free Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lb. Chicken breast, sliced into strips
• 1 jar Classico Creamy Alfredo Sauce
• 2 Tbsp Olive oil
• 1/2 tsp Chopped or crushed garlic
• 1 tsp Pesto
• 1 pkg Trader Joe’s Organic Brown Rice & Quinoa Fusilli Pasta (Gluten Free)

Instructions

1. Bring water to boil in a large pot. Add salt if desired. Pour in pasta and allow to cook for 7-10 minutes.
2. Add cooking oil to pan and heat (I used olive oil). Cook chicken on one side for 7 minutes.
3. Sprinkle salt, pepper, Italian seasoning (i.e. basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme) on chicken. Turn over for another 7 minutes.
4. When done, drain pasta and set aside.
5. Pour alfredo sauce into pot and heat. Add olive oil, garlic, and pesto. Mix and allow to simmer.
6. Make sure chicken is cooked through (no pink) and put all ingredients on plate.
7. Top with parmesan cheese and some seasoning to garnish.

If you really want to speed up the cooking time, use precooked chicken strips. For Celiac sufferers, it’s always a good idea to check labels to make sure it’s gluten-free.