Ingredients for Chicken & Shrimp Alfredo Recipe

Series Summary

Italian food is perhaps the most favored of cultural cuisines throughout the world. The flavors, textures, and varieties brought together in Italian dishes are unlike anything else. Whether it's the pasta, pizza, or wine that so many have fallen in love with, who can say; nevertheless, the gourmet offerings from the ancient, boot-shaped Mediterranean land known as Italy are world famous. Perhaps it's a simple approach to cooking that has endeared Italian food to millions—most recipes consist of three main ingredients: tomato sauce, pasta, and cheese.

Rumor has it that fettuccine alfredo met the American palate when tourists visited the restaurant of chef Alfredo di Lelio in Rome in the 1920s. The dish was such a big hit that a celebrity couple, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, are often credited with bringing the recipe back to the States after their Italian honeymoon. Since the 1980s, its simple, rich and creamy ingredients have made it the old standby of Italian restaurant menus throughout the United States.

In these free cooking classes on video, learn how to prepare a homemade shrimp and chicken alfredo recipe with penne pasta, a variation on the classic dish. Our expert will walk you through this classic recipe with step-by-step instructions, including ingredients needed, how to cut, peel, chop and devein vegetables, chicken and shrimp, how to cook everything—and most important of all—how to make a classic alfredo sauce recipe. Mangia!

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Matt on behalf of Expert Village and today we are going to learn how to make my chicken and shrimp penne pasta with homemade Alfredo sauce. Today I'm going to show you how to make a great dish that you can feed an army on. Not only does it taste incredible but it is totally easy to make. So get out your shopping list because today we are going to learn how to make my chicken and shrimp penne pasta with homemade Alfredo sauce. I am going to need some penne pasta, 5 chicken breasts, some shrimps without the tails, a orange bell pepper and a red bell pepper, white onions and some scallions, some yellow squash and zucchini squash, some portabella mushrooms, some minced garlic, and some sun dried tomatoes. Now let us wash and cut our vegetables. "