Name: Creamy Chicken and Shrimp Alfredo
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Trotolle dry pasta - 1 (16 ounce) package; Extra-virgin olive oil, divided - 4 tablespoons; Garlic, thinly sliced - 4 cloves; Dried basil - 1 tablespoon; Red pepper flakes - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Chicken breast, cut into strips - 2 pounds; Butter - 1 stick; Cream cheese, cut into small pieces - 1 (8 ounce) package; Milk, or more as needed - 2 cups; Heavy cream - 2 cups; Shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese - 3 cups; Pesto - 3 tablespoons; Sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and chopped - 3 tablespoons; Uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined - ½ pound

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30 min.

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Ingredients for - Creamy Chicken and Shrimp Alfredo

1. Trotolle dry pasta - 1 (16 ounce) package

2. Extra-virgin olive oil, divided - 4 tablespoons

3. Garlic, thinly sliced - 4 cloves

4. Dried basil - 1 tablespoon

5. Red pepper flakes - ½ teaspoon

6. Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon

7. Chicken breast, cut into strips - 2 pounds

8. Butter - 1 stick

9. Cream cheese, cut into small pieces - 1 (8 ounce) package

10. Milk, or more as needed - 2 cups

11. Heavy cream - 2 cups

12. Shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese - 3 cups

13. Pesto - 3 tablespoons

14. Sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and chopped - 3 tablespoons

15. Uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined - ½ pound

How to cook deliciously - Creamy Chicken and Shrimp Alfredo

1. Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add trottole and cook at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.

2. Stage

Heat remaining olive oil in a large skillet and add garlic, basil, red pepper flakes, and black pepper. Add chicken; cook and stir until browned, about 10 minutes.

3. Stage

Melt butter over medium heat in the large pot used to make the pasta. Add cream cheese and stir until creamy, about 1 minute. Add 2 cups milk and heavy cream, stirring until warm, about 5 minutes. Add Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and continue stirring. Add more milk to thin sauce, if needed. Add pesto and sun-dried tomatoes.

4. Stage

Stir cooked chicken and pasta into the sauce. Add shrimp; cook and stir until shrimp turns orange, 6 to 8 minutes more.