In the Kitchen With Dad: Chicken Alfredo

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Cooking is important to me. I like great food, and that’s something that I’m sharing with my kids in the kitchen. Yes, we’re all busy, but there’s always enough time to make sure that they eat good, healthy food.

That’s also why we love Barilla pasta. It’s the perfect meal-time solution for on-the-go families.

• Barilla offers perfection: stress-free combos
• It takes great, filled with taste, texture and flavors
• Barilla is also about simplicity with variety, with 38 pasta cuts and 14 sauce varieties

But, hey, there’s one reason that really overwhelms any other… That’s the fact that my boys are growing and eating like crazy. I want to make them food that they enjoy, but also combinations that will support their nutritional needs. I’m able to do that with Barilla.

Back To School…

By now, we’re all back to school, and we’ve already started to get into some kind of daily routine. It’s still hard to believe that the summer has flown by and that it’s time to get back to homework, school books, and uniforms. In the crush and chaos of our school days lives, it’s become even more important to captures those moments. Yep, they’re fleeting, but they are worth it.

Fortunately, we’re still able to experience some of the best moments while in the kitchen, particularly around cooking with Barilla. It’s the best time to share what’s been happening each day. While the water is boiling and the veggies are steaming, there are moments to check in and connect as a family, even before we gather around the dinner table.

Here’s a quick recipe that we recently made together in the kitchen:

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In the Kitchen With Dad: Chicken Alfredo

Total Time: 35 minutes

Number of servings: 68

Per Serving 63 calories

Fat 2 g

Carbs 6 g

Protein 4 g

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Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon
• 3 pieces of boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 16 ounces (one box) Barilla fettuccine pasta
• 14.5 ounces Barilla Alfredo sauce

Instructions

1. Boil water in a medium saucepan.
2. Add Barilla fettuccine pasta
3. Cook 12-13 minutes
4. Drain the fettuccine pasta and set aside
5. Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
6. Add bacon, and cook to crispness.
7. Drain the bacon (saving drippings), and put it on a paper towel.
8. Crumble bacon, and set aside.
9. Season chicken with salt and pepper
10. Brown chicken in skillet with bacon grease
11. Add chicken broth
12. Cook 15-20 minutes
13. Remove from heat and shred the chicken
14. Add chopped onion and minced garlic
15. Cook for 7 minutes over medium heat (onion should be tender)
16. Add shredded chicken
17. Stir in Barilla Alfredo sauce
18. Cook for 5 minutes
19. Add parsley