Herb Chicken Alfredo

Name: Herb Chicken Alfredo (IDDSI Level 6)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 + the family
Ingredients: 140 g poached chicken thigh; 120 g pasta, cooked very soft; 80 g broccoli florets, steamed very soft; 180 ml thick smooth Alfredo sauce; Finely minced soft herbs

Level 6: Soft & Bite-Sized · 30 min · serves 1 + the family

Herb Chicken Alfredo prepared as an illustrative IDDSI Level 6 serving — Serving illustration. Follow the measurements below and run the IDDSI test before serving.

The family’s version

Chicken Alfredo
Fettuccine
Broccoli
Parmesan

The Level 6 version

140 g poached chicken thigh
120 g pasta, cooked very soft
80 g broccoli florets, steamed very soft
180 ml thick smooth Alfredo sauce
Finely minced soft herbs

Convert it

Poach chicken thigh until moist and fork-tender; remove skin, gristle, and browned edges.
Cook pasta past al dente and cut chicken, pasta, and broccoli to pieces no larger than 1.5 cm.
Use only very soft broccoli florets and peel away any fibrous stem.
Coat every piece generously with thick Alfredo sauce so no dry or loose food remains.
Fork-pressure test the thickest chicken piece and a pasta piece; each should squash and stay flat.

EquipmentFork for measuring and testing

SLP tipChicken thigh stays tender better than breast, especially after the plate is cut and held warm.

Before serving: run the fork pressure test on the finished plate. Recipes guide you to a texture. Only the test confirms it.

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