The Low Carb Kitchen: Chicken Fettucine Alfedo with Broccoli

 I am finally trying a new ingredient to replace traditional pasta in this dish. Egg life has come out with power pasta which is fettucine shaped egg pasta made with eggs and no flour. It is low in carbs and high in protein. I found this to be a great alternative if you are cutting back on carbs or are gluten free. The texture is different. I use Egg life wraps to replace tortillas frequently, so it was not so much of a big deal for me. There are three flavors of pasta: plain, roasted garlic, and sundried tomato. I used the roasted garlic in this alfredo dish. 

The ingredients:

3-4 chicken thighs baked and shredded

1 TBSP Olive oil

1 jar of alfredo sauce

1 crown of broccoli cut up into florets

1/2 C crumbled bacon

salt and pepper

Italian Seasoning

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 C grated parmesan cheese

crushed red pepper

The recipe:

In the oven at 425 degrees bake your chicken for 20-25 minutes coated with olive oil and seasoning of choice (I used an onion salt and mushroom umami seasoning). Once done shred to be added later to the alfredo. Next time I may try chicken breast instead. 

In a skillet, add olive oil, bacon, and broccoli cooking until bright green and bacon is crispy. (I use a pre crumbled bacon.) 

Add jar of sauce with the chicken and season as desired. I used an aglio e olio seasoning from Trader Joes, you could use an Italian Seasoning instead. Mix to combine and taste to check seasoning. 

Prepare the egg life noodles as directed on the box, then add to the skillet with the alfredo and toss to coat in the sauce and mix well with the chicken and broccoli. 

Top with grated parmesan. Garnish with crushed red pepper and basil if desired. 

Notes:

The Egg life noodles were pretty good. They may seem weird at first texture wise. They are much softer than traditional pasta but once coated in the sauce you don't notice as much. In my opinion. 

The noodles run about 7.99 and are currently hard to find. I have only found them at Hy-Vee locally so far. There are 3 C in a box which is enough for about 3-4 servings.