guh... I'm hungry again.

I Know what you mean. I had to share it, but I'm kinda mad that I did now. I'm Soooooooooooooooo hungry again. But at least I know how to make it now~

Well you should go make it and eat it again XD.

It took almost an hour to make though D:

And I only bought enough ingredients to make one batch, because I wasn't sure how good it was going to taste D:

Well......... I'm out of ideas HAHA. There has to be other things to eat, right?

There are * shares his Ramen Noodles with you*

awesome

*flailwriggles* there, now you have something *besides* me to snack on. >.>

yay

Using fresh flaked parmesan or parmeseann asiago cheese to make the alfredo sauce is best. What kind of parmesan were you using? The kind that comes powdered in the cans doesnt melt well :/
I reccommend blanching your broccoli before adding it to the pan. That way you dont have to cook it as long and you get more nutrients in from the broccoli.
What works well for this kind of dish, for me anyways is to pound the chicken thin and then sautee it quickly with salt pepper onions and fresh garlic. Yum! This does look good :) I cook on a daily basis so Im just sharin some tips that I've used. Did you use white wine? A white wine alfredo sauce is just OOOOHH so good :)

Oh I usually sautee my onions and garlic with a little olive oil till the onions begin to clear then I add in flattened/chopped chicken

This was actually made on a budget of 15 bucks, and I got everything as cheap as I could, so most of the fancy additions like olive oil and fresh Parmesan and such were forgone in lieu of butter and the prepackaged stuff.

However, I had forgotten about blanching the broccoli; this was a spur of the moment, 10pm dish, so I took the most obvious route to complete it, though I think I could have cooked the chicken before I cooked the broccoli; the broccoli started to singe a little before the chicken finished cooking.

I should also note i'm using minimal tools when I do this. I have a single sharp steak knife, what I call a "Kool Aid Spoon" for stirring and serving, and a beaten up spatula for the dishes; I borrowed my friend's pans though.

Plus, I'm also 19, so Buying the white whine for the sauce wouldn't be a viable option for me - I don't drink at all, but still, I'm not sure if i'd be able to buy a "cooking wine.' though it definitely sounds yummy for sure~

As for the additions, I was considering getting an onion and some mushrooms, maybe even a sweet pepper or two to make this dish a little sweeter and more flavorful, but I was also cooking this with my roomies in mind, and I didn't know what they liked. so to play it safe, I forwent those additions for this time around, but thank you for the tips! I'll definately have to try them sometime (maybe next week, even. hehe) *hugs tight* It's always good to hear feed back from those who actually cook, instead of scrubs like me who get recipes from internet and just try everything going in blind...

But hey, even for haing little idea of what I was doing when making the sauce (I've sauteed things before, so that was not so blind), I think this came out delicious. Only problem was the sauce was a SMIDGE too thick, so maybe more milk next time, or less simmering. :3

Oh I didnt know hehe. For a budget you did great! And yeaaah being 19 would make it hard to purchase any kind of wine ^^; though I'd share with ya! The great thing about cooking with limited tools like you have is that you really learn some tricks and the more and more you do the better you get :) I find alot of my recipies off the internet too, but I always mess around with them to get them to my tastes. Plus once you do eventually get better supplies you will be pro!

When you decide to cook more frequently it always helps to have staples in your pantry like olive oil etc :) You never know how much you love it till you use it all the time.. ;)

Great work.. you're making me hungry *noms on*

*nods* i'm proud of what I did on my budget. :3 But the wine would be an issue. Additionally, I'm living in a college dorm, so I can't exactly keep an arrangement of everything on hand, you know? :3 but... it is what it is, though I definitely wish to give some more recipies a try. do you know any good chicken recipes that can be done on a low budge?

I do, depends on what flavor you're in the mood for! :) I love using the website Foodily. You just type in an ingredient you want to use and it pops up recipes listed by their ingredients. It helps so you can see what might be in or out of the budget.

Ah. Hmm, I have to admit, I want something a little spicier next time, with lots of veggies (because those are cheap). XDD But I might give it a looksie, but I'll probably forget to... so I figure I'd go with the chef's Specials. XDD

Fajitas!!! Its just chicken and whatever veggies you want to throw in. OR a stir fry, those are easy peasy :) I love LOTS Of bell peppers when Im making something like either of those. Plus if you dont have the space to keep all those spices for them around your home you can buy the spice packets. Just make sure you chop up at least one onion to sautee with them. Mmmmm nom nom

Hmm... a stir fry, huh? Should I blanch the veggies before frying them as well, so that way they cook faster to? or... hmm. tough call~ I'll definately have to look into it, though... I think perhaps a good noodley dish... mmmm

Generally for things like stir frys you dont need to blanch. The reason I suggested it for the other dish was since you mentioned it cooked for too long. With a stir fry your chicken should be chopped into about 1-inch pieces so it cooks quicker and aborbs more of the flavor. I would reccommend chopping everything first and keeping your chicken away in its own dish of course. Sautee your onions with an oil(butter would work, but the taste might be a little rich) Once they begin to go translucent you should add your other chopped veggies and give them a quick stir to coat them with whatever oil/butter you used and also sprinkle with some salt. I love garlic so I usually sauttee a chopped clove of garlic with my onions. After about 5-10 minutes of sauteeing your veggies on about medium high heat, they should start to soften. You might not even need to go 10 minutes. When they start to soften add your chopped chicken and the seasoning, it sometiems calls for you to mix it with brown sugar and soy sauce I belive, but white sugar works fine too. I turn up the heat a little hear so the chicken cooks quickly and just use your spoon to stir frequently. I like to have it on rice. But I know in the ethnic sections they have things like easy to prepare chow-mein noodles. Which would be good too! And you can totally probably just add those to the pan

That sounds pretty good, actually! I'll have to give it a shot! :3 thanks! <3 you should stay tuned to see how it comes out!

I think I will!! :)

Sure thing!~