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Italian Dressin’ Chicken Alfredo

Simple, family, meal in under 30 minutes. Chicken, italian dressing, penne, Alfredo sauce, finely chopped spinach, Parmesan.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 5 People
Calories 500 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large skillet
  • 1 cutting board To chop spinach

Ingredients
  

  • 1 12.5 oz can of chicken or 1.5 cups diced chicken
  • 2 Cups penne
  • 1/4 Cup shredded Parmesan
  • 3/4 Cup italian dressing
  • 1 Cup alfredo sauce
  • 1 Cup finely chopped spinach optional

Instructions
 

  • add about 3 cups of water to a large skillet, boil water on medium high heat. Add penne to water and cook per package instructions.
  • Drain noodles and return to skillet. Add remaining ingredients and stir. Let simmer a couple of minutes. If consistency is too thin, let simmer until thickened. If too thick, add milk to thin.

Notes

Substitutions: leave out spinach if desired. Add 1 cup broccoli, mushrooms, or carrots for additional veggies.
Use canned chicken breast, rotisserie chicken or diced/shredded chicken you cooked. Anything works.
Substitute Alfredo sauce with equal amount of heavy cream, additional Parmesan cheese and 2 tbsp butter. 
Keyword italian chicken pasta, italian dressing chicken alfredo, olive garden italian pasta