The Best Homemade Gluten Free Chicken Alfredo

In our house homemade gluten free chicken alfredo is a favorite. 

Have you ever made a dinner that the ENTIRE family devours? Like not one person complains when they come to the table?

Unheard of in your house? Up until this recipe, I was in the same boat.

But not anymore! 

This chicken alfredo recipe, with it’s creamy sauce, is perfect to add to your dinner menu line up. The best part is it is just as easy to make a batch of homemade alfredo sauce than to go grab a jar from your local grocery store.

Plus the taste is night and day different. This delicious sauce has great flavor with a creamy texture. The most perfect comfort food.  

What’s the best gluten free pasta to use?

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The best pasta to use in this homemade gluten free chicken alfredo is my homemade fettuccine pasta. Once you have tasted homemade egg noodles, it’s really hard to go back to store bought pasta. They have the best flavor and they are really easy to make!

However, if you are short on time I also use store bought noodles. One thing to remember is not all gluten free store bought noodles taste the same. If you have ever bought a brand of gluten free noodles at the store only to have them be slimy and fall apart when you boil them, than you know what I am talking about. 

Gluten free noodles don’t take as long to cook but there are good ones out there. Brands even my picky husband (who doesn’t have to eat gluten free) will eat happily! My favorite brand to use is Jovial Foods. I buy all the different varieties in bulk on Azure Standard. 

I have also seen them at Walmart and you can of course buy them on Amazon. 

​Another good brand that I like it the Barilla brand. They are just as good but they don’t have as many varieties in the style of pasta. The ingredients are a little different than the Jovial foods as well. We prefer the Jovial foods. 

What gluten free flour to use for the sauce?

One of the first tips I give anyone looking to start cooking from scratch gluten free and to get the best results, is to get a good gluten free all purpose flour. Having this on hand is perfect to use in any recipe, with the exception of breads. 

I make my own gluten free flour blend for all my needs using the same flours I use in my breads. So I buy the flours in bulk and I am able to whip up an all purpose blend with them and also use them to make bread. It saves me so much money! I share the flour blend recipe in my digital cookbook and also in my Gluten Free Homestead Pantry e-book. 

If you aren’t looking to make your own blend my absolute favorite all purpose blend is Cup 4 Cup. I would buy it in a 25lb bag on Amazon before I started making my own. It is the best price when bought in bulk, although I linked a 3lb bag above in case you don’t want to buy in bulk. 

My blend was created to be the most like Cup 4 Cup, using many of the same flours and starches. 

It is important to note that Cup 4 Cup and my flour blend are not dairy free. Which if you are looking to make chicken alfredo I would assume you don’t need to be dairy free. However, there is dry milk powder in both blends so if you are making a treat for a dairy free friend you will want to use a different flour blend!

If you are making my blend, you can just omit the dry milk powder or use a dry coconut milk powder.

If you are looking for a dairy free blend to buy from the store, I like the Better Batter brand and even Bob’s Redmill 1:1 baking blend has really step up in their flour blend as well.

Both are dairy free blends. Better Batter is the most expensive blend out of all 3 options.

Ingredients:

• 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
• salt and pepper to taste on the chicken breasts
• 2 TBSP olive oil or avocado oil
• 3 TBSP butter
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 3 TBSP gluten free all-purpose flour (I use my homemade blend)
• 2 cups whole milk, you can also do 1 cup whole milk and 1 cup heavy cream for a much creamier pasta sauce 
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• black pepper to taste
• 1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese
• 12 oz favorite gluten-free pasta

How to make Homemade Gluten Free Chicken Alfredo:

1. Add olive oil or avocado oil to a large skillet and add chicken breasts. Cook chicken until golden brown and cooked all the way through. Remove from pan and let cool slightly. Cut chicken into bite size pieces and set aside. 
2. Melt butter in a saucepan or in the same pan that you cooked the chicken in over medium heat. Add minced fresh garlic and cook for about 3 minutes.
3. Add in flour and whisk to make a paste.
4. Pour in milk and spices. Whisk periodically until it starts to thicken. It doesn’t have to be too thick because it will thicken more with the parmesan cheese.
5. Add in parmesan cheese and stir until cheese is completely melted and sauce is smooth. Add splashes of milk if your sauce is too thick.
6. Dump chicken into the sauce and stir to coat. 
7. In a separate pot cook pasta according to the package directions or until al dente. If using homemade noodles, cook in boiling water for about 10 minutes or until soft.
8. Pour chicken and sauce over noodles and garnish with fresh parsley or steamed broccoli if desired. Serve hot. 
9. Store leftover homemade gluten-free alfredo sauce in an airtight container in the fridge. It will last in the fridge for about a week.

* To make this an even faster dinner use leftover rotisserie chicken instead of starting with chicken breasts. I’ve even done it with any leftover chicken I have. Depending on how you seasoned the chicken in the previous meal, it will give you different flavors in your chicken fettuccine alfredo. So be aware!

​Making the switch to cooking from scratch.

When you change your mindset about cooking from scratch you will be surprised at how many foods are just as easy to make at home than to buy from the store. You likely have all the ingredients you need as well. 

About 6 years ago I started this health journey. I had no idea what I was doing and cooking from scratch wasn’t something I knew how to do or even enjoyed. After the first time I made something from scratch, it became an addiction.

But in the healthiest way! 

Every food I wanted to make I always thought, can I make this from scratch at home? And more times than not I could and it always tasted better! I was shocked to discover that I usually had everything I needed to make it at home as well. Most foods call for just a handful of simple ingredients, not the long list you usually get from the store. 

Not only was I making a much healthier food for my family, I was saving money as well! 

All it takes to get started is a mindset shift. I encourage you to stop before adding something to your grocery list and think to yourself, can I make this at home from scratch easily? I bet you will surprise yourself!

When you are looking for a delicious dinner to please the whole family, give this recipe a try. Homemade gluten free chicken alfredo is so much better than the jar of alfredo sauce you buy at the store. Plus I bet your whole family will think it is better than the store bought version too.