Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken & Balsamic Green Beans with Pancetta & Garlic

Fettuccine Alfredo

Serves 2

Ingredients
8 oz Fettuccine
2 Thin Pieces of Chicken Cutlets
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Onion Powder
Salt and Pepper to taste
4 Tbsp of Butter (I used I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Light)
1 cup Heavy Cream
1 cup Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese

Instructions:

1) Bring a large pot filled with water up to a boil and sprinkle with a generous pinch of salt. Add fettuccine and cook according to packaged directions. Drain the pasta once cooked and set aside.

2) Season both sides of the chicken with the garlic powder, onion powder and salt and pepper to taste.

3) In a medium non stick sauté pan with high sides, over medium high heat, melt the butter. Add the seasoned chicken and cook for a few minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through. Remove chicken from the pan and cut into bite size pieces.

4) In the same pan add the heavy cream and reduce it for 5 minutes. Add the parmigiano and stir. Season with salt and pepper to taste and add the cut chicken and drained pasta. Give everything a big toss and dig in right away!

If you thought you could not get that rich and delicious restaurant quality fettuccine alfredo at home, you were so wrong! Fettuccine Alfredo is probably one of the easiest and inexpensive things to make and it always taste so much better when you make it yourself, that way you can control the quality of ingredients and the quantity of salt.

I think the next time I make this I will add peas.

Balsamic Green Beans with Pancetta & Garlic

Ingredients:

Fresh or frozen whole green beans, boiled for 3 minutes in salted water then drained
3 oz. pancetta chopped, it is easier to work with if you put it in the freezer for 30 mins. before cutting.
2 cloves sliced garlic
Red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Salt & Pepper
1 teaspoon olive oil

Instructions:

• In a big skillet heat olive oil and add pancetta, cook for 3-4 minutes or until brown
• Add red pepper flakes to taste and garlic, cook until the garlic is a golden color
• Add 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and it get thicker.
• Add green beans and stir
• Season with salt and pepper and top with additional balsamic vinegar if desired.

Enjoy!