The Pioneer Woman’s Top 10 Alfredo Dishes of All Time
Creamy, dreamy, and always a crowd-pleaser!
There are pasta nights—and then there are Alfredo nights. You know the difference the second that butter and cream hit a hot pan and everything starts to smell like you made a very good decision!
Ree Drummond has been making all different versions of Alfredo for years, and not just the classic fettuccine situation everyone knows by heart. She’s taken that same base and turned it into nearly a dozen different dinners; some are quick enough to whip up on a regular old weeknight, while others feel a little more like you should light a candle and sit down for a minute. There’s chicken, shrimp, steak, and even a baked version that bubbles away in the oven until the top turns golden and irresistible.
What makes Ree’s Alfredo recipes so good is that they don’t try too hard. With a handful of ingredients and a little patience while everything melts together, you’ll suddenly have something that feels far more special than the effort you put in. And once you get the hang of it, it’s a meal you come back to again and again, whether you’re feeding a crowd or serving up something dreamy for date night.
Ahead, you’ll find some of Ree’s most-loved Alfredo recipes, from the simplest, creamiest classics to a few that mix things up in a way we won’t complain about. Fair warning: you’re probably going to want pasta for dinner!
Fettuccine Alfredo
Four ingredients and a little restraint—that’s really the whole story here! Ree says it’s “one of the simplest yet dreamiest dishes in existence,” which you’ll completely understand once the hot pasta hits the butter, cream, and freshly grated parmesan.
Get Ree’s Fettuccine Alfredo recipe.
Bow Tie Chicken Alfredo
When everybody drifts into the kitchen at five o’clock and starts asking how much longer, this is the skillet to make. Ree calls it “delicious—and easy,” because, well, it is! Between the bow ties, the chicken, the garlic, and all that cream and parmesan, there’s really not much to complain about.
Get Ree’s Bow Tie Chicken Alfredo recipe.
Steak Fettuccine Alfredo
For the people who hear “pasta night” and immediately wonder where the protein is, here you go. Sliced sirloin or strip steak over buttery Alfredo with shallot, white wine, chives, and parmesan is a pretty persuasive arrangement! Ree calls it “the best of both worlds.”
Get Ree’s Steak Fettuccine Alfredo recipe.
Shrimp Alfredo
Keep a bag of shrimp in the freezer and this dinner is never very far away. “Ah, shrimp Alfredo. Swoon,” Ree says. That little sigh makes sense when you see how fast the whole thing comes together—fettuccine, jumbo shrimp, garlic, cream, butter, parmesan, done!
Get Ree’s Shrimp Alfredo recipe.
Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo
Chicken Alfredo already feels like a treat; handing most of it off to the slow cooker feels almost a little sneaky. Ree calls it “one of the most wonderful things in life,” and this version earns the praise with tender chicken, rigatoni, garlic, broth, cream, and a great big handful of parmesan stirred in at the end.
Get Ree’s Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo recipe.
Gnocchi Alfredo with Peas
Not every Alfredo has to be a tangle of noodles. Here, Ree swaps in pillowy gnocchi and adds peas, parsley, chives, and a little lemon zest, which keeps all that butter, cream, and parmesan from feeling too heavy. As she puts it, “gnocchi and peas are a match made in heaven!”
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Chicken Alfredo Soup
This is Alfredo for nights when a fork doesn’t quite cut it. Broth and cream make the base, then in go little pieces of fettuccine, broccoli, chicken, parmesan, parsley, and a squeeze of lemon. It’s delicious year-round!
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Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells
“I love chicken Alfredo. I love stuffed shells,” Ree says. “Ergo, I love chicken Alfredo stuffed shells!” The shells are packed with chicken, ricotta, cottage cheese, mozzarella, parmesan, eggs, parsley, and basil, then covered in Alfredo and baked—which is exactly as good an idea as it sounds.
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Shrimp Alfredo Pizza
This one combines everything you like about Alfredo into something a little unexpected! And it’s super easy to make: Ree uses naan as the base, spreads on the store-bought sauce, then piles on shrimp, mozzarella, and a few tomatoes before sliding it into the oven.
Get Ree’s Shrimp Alfredo Pizza recipe.
Baked Gnocchi Alfredo
Some Alfredo dinners are happiest on the stovetop; this one wants to be bubbling away in the oven until the top turns golden. It lands somewhere between a pasta bake and the coziest thing you could possibly set down in the middle of the table.
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