# BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO

This is a high-protein, one-pan meal prep recipe for Blackened Chicken Alfredo that is simple to make and can be stored frozen.

- Servings: 15 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1344 g chicken breast, salted
- Blackened or Cajun Seasoning
- 20 g Olive Oil
- 15 g Butter
- 2 diced sweet onions
- 4 diced bell peppers
- 10 cloves minced garlic
- 30 g butter
- 30 g Dijon mustard
- 896 g rigatoni
- 2 cups starchy pasta water
- 800 g 2% blended cottage cheese
- 180 g parmigiano reggiano
- 120 g 1/3 fat cream cheese
- 240 ml fat free milk
- Salt
- pepper
- handful chives
- 60 g Mozzarella
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
- 0.5 teaspoon cayenne

## Instructions

1. Flatten out the chicken breasts.
2. Season the chicken breasts generously with salt and blackening seasoning.
3. Add olive oil and butter to a pan.
4. Place the seasoned chicken breasts in the hot pan and let them sit for about 5 minutes to form a blackened crust.
5. Repeat the cooking process on both sides of the chicken until a beautiful blackened crust is formed.
6. Remove the cooked chicken from the pan and set it aside.
7. Immediately add diced sweet onions and diced bell peppers to the same pan.
8. Add minced garlic and butter to the vegetables and cook until caramelized.
9. Add Dijon mustard to the caramelized vegetables and mix well.
10. Toss in the diced cooked chicken from earlier.
11. Reduce the heat to low and pour over the blended high-protein cheese sauce, which is made from 2% blended cottage cheese, parmigiano reggiano, 1/3 fat cream cheese, fat-free milk, salt, and pepper.
12. While the sauce is simmering, cook 2 pounds of rigatoni pasta for about 80% of the time shown on the box.
13. Save about 1.5 cups of starchy pasta water.
14. Add the cooked pasta to the pan with the chicken and sauce.
15. Mix everything thoroughly.
16. Add a handful of chives and 60g of mozzarella cheese to the pasta.
17. Simmer on low for 15-20 minutes until the sauce thickens and the cheese is melted and gooey.
18. Portion out the Blackened Chicken Alfredo into containers for meal prep.

## Equipment

- pan
- tongs
- spatula
- blender
- cutting board
- colander
- containers

## Tips

- When selecting a "blackened" or "Cajun" seasoning, it is recommended to find one where the first/primary ingredient is paprika and contains no salt.
- The meal can be stored frozen for up to 3-4 months and reheated in 5 minutes with a splash of milk or broth.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8h32jLH/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3e3388d8-0f25-44ab-b2ef-6de3a0ac534a
- Extracted: 2025-07-21

Extracted from the video by Clip Recipe (https://www.cliprecipe.com). Quantities and steps are as stated or shown in the video. Site guide for agents: https://www.cliprecipe.com/llms.txt