Simple Tomato Chicken Alfredo - Easy Budget Recipes (2024)

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This Tomato Chicken Alfredo recipe is easy to make, and just the comfort food your family is craving. It serves six people and costs only $8.56 to make and $1.43 per serving.

Have you ever been to Olive Garden ready to chow down on some pasta only not to be able to decide if you want a chicken marinara or a chicken alfredo sauce? It is such a dilemma! Do you want a fresh tomato sauce or a creamy, buttery sauce? The struggle is real, friends!

But never fear, we are here to help with this tomato alfredo recipe. Now you can indeed have the best of both worlds by combining the sauces into one amazing chicken alfredo recipe.

RECIPE QUESTIONS ANSWERED:

What is the difference between chicken alfredo and chicken fettuccine?

There is a big difference between alfredo and fettuccine. Alfredo is the sauce that you would put on top of fettuccine. Fettuccine is a type of noodle. Alfredo is a white cream sauce. The two can go together easily.

Is chicken alfredo Italian?

If you go into any Italian restaurant here in the US, you will find chicken alfredo on the menu, so we consider it an Italian dish, albeit an Americanized one.

How do you make Tomato Chicken Alfredo?

1. First, boil the pasta as per the package instructions.
2. While the pasta cook, stir together the diced tomatoes, alfredo sauce, shredded chicken, garlic powder, and dried basil in a medium pot over medium heat.
3. Once the mixture comes to a simmer, add the parmesan cheese and stir until combined.
4. Lastly, serve the sauce over the pasta and enjoy.

How to get the kids involved with this recipe:

• Ages 2-3: Let them help pour in the ingredients into the saucepan.
• Ages 4-5: Help them stir the sauce ingredients while cooking them. You can also have them measure and add in the parmesan cheese to the sauce.
• Ages 6-8: Teach them how to use a can opener and help them open the cans. They can also grate the Parmesan cheese.
• Ages 9-11: Supervise them while they prepare the entire recipe. Remember to have them read it twice before beginning the recipe.
• Ages 12+: Let them prepare the entire recipe, unsupervised, while you do the happy dance in the corner!

Discover why we love getting the kids involved in the kitchen and more tips in our How to Get Kids Involved In Cooking article.

The flavor and Recipe Variations:

• You could easily substitute the chicken with shrimp, although please be aware that this will affect the cost of the recipe.
• Adding in some broccoli simultaneously as the parmesan cheese is also a great variation on the recipe.

What to Serve with Tomato Chicken Alfredo:

• Our One Hour French Bread or Easy Garlic Bread makes a quick, easy side to dip in the yummy sauce!
• Also, a simple salad or Caesar salad kit would be delicious, too.

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• Easy Chana Masala
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• Grilled Cheese Sloppy Joes
• Ground Beef and Broccoli Teriyaki
• Homemade Sloppy Joes
• Inside Out Chicken Pot Pie
• Italian Zucchini Boats
• Jenna’s Chicken Pillows
• Meatball Subs

How long is this good for:

• Serve: You can keep this pasta at room temperature for no longer than 90 minutes.
• Store: Leftover can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
• Freeze: Because of the creamy alfredo sauce, we do not recommend freezing this recipe.

How much will this Tomato Chicken Alfredo Recipe Cost?

RECIPE COST: $8.56

PRICE PER SERVING: $1.43

To find out more about how we price our recipes, check out Budget Recipes Explained.

• 1 lb penne pasta – $1.28
• 2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes with garlic & onion – $1.96
• 15 oz jar alfredo sauce – $1.88
• 2 cups shredded chicken – $2.08
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder – $0.15
• 1 teaspoon dried basil – $0.20
• ¼ teaspoon salt – $0.01
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese – $1.00

Cook’s Tools:

• pasta pot
• saucepan
• colander