One of our family's favorite go-to recipes is this Air Fryer Shrimp and Chicken Alfredo! This recipe has just a little something for everyone, it's pure comfort food that just touches your soul! The Alfredo sauce is low-carb, so you can serve it over zoodles, spaghetti squash, or other low-carb pasta alternatives, if you wish.
This recipe requires a little multi-tasking, but it comes together in about a half hour: You can cook the pasta on the stove top, cook chicken and shrimp together in the air fryer, and make a quick homemade Alfredo sauce from scratch all at the same time! It's worth it, trust me!
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Air fryer chicken and shrimp
Why is it always one or the other?? What if you want both? Well, in this recipe you can have both!
I season the chicken and shrimp with steak seasoning, which adds another dimension of flavor that pairs really well with creamy rich Alfredo sauce.
With a pound of chicken and a pound of shrimp, this turns out to be a meaty, protein-rich Alfredo dinner. Serve over whole wheat fettucine (or zoodles) and some steamed broccoli and you've got a pretty nutrient-rich meal!
More flavor-packed chicken pasta recipes: Creamy Veggie-Loaded Chicken Fajita Pasta
Low-carb Alfredo
If you choose to forgo the pasta (can you tell that I watch the Bachelor??), you can have a great low-carb meal thanks to this low-carb Alfredo sauce! Many other recipes (as well as jarred Alfredo sauces) rely on flour or other starches to thicken the Alfredo sauce. This recipe is simply butter, heavy cream, and Parmesan cheese (plus a few simple seasonings), so it is low-carb.
Keep in mind, this is definitely not a light Alfredo sauce. The heavy cream is deliciously rich and has plenty of fat! If you're looking for a lighter Alfredo recipe, try this skinny chicken Alfredo spaghetti squash bake!
More Alfredo recipes to try: Spaghetti Squash Shrimp Alfredo
Ingredients
For the chicken and shrimp:
- 1 lb chicken breast (about 2 small/medium breasts), thinly sliced and chopped about the same size as the shrimp
1 lb uncooked shrimp (thawed if frozen, cleaned, de-veined, peeled, tails removed) - 1-2 tablespoons steak seasoning - YES, steak seasoning for chicken! Or use garlic salt and black pepper
For the Alfredo sauce:
- ½ cup unsalted butter
2 cups heavy cream (aka whipped cream or double cream) - 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese (freshly grated is best, but the packaged stuff will work OK too, if that's all you have)
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley or basil
For serving:
- 1 lb uncooked pasta, such as fettucine (or use zucchini noodles)
- salted water (for cooking the pasta)
- broccoli florets (you'll boil this the last few minutes while cooking the pasta, or cook another veggie however you like)
More Alfredo recipes to try: Butternut Squash Alfredo Pasta
Equipment
- Air fryer
- Tongs
- Medium saucepan (to cook the Alfredo sauce)
- Large pot (for cooking the pasta)
- Colander or strainer (for draining the pasta)
Instructions
Cook the pasta:
Tip: cook the chicken & shrimp and make the Alfredo sauce while the pasta is cooking!
Boil salted water for the pasta in a large pot. Cook pasta according to the package directions. Optional: During the last 2-3 minutes, add the broccoli florets to the pasta water to let them cook. Drain the pasta and broccoli, rinse with cool water, toss with olive oil, and set aside until ready to serve with chicken and shrimp Alfredo.
Air fry chicken and shrimp:
Spray or brush the air fryer basket with olive oil to ensure the chicken and shrimp do not stick.
Place chicken and shrimp in an air fryer and sprinkle with steak seasoning.
Air fry the chicken and shrimp at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until cooked, stirring every 5 minutes to make sure everything cooks evenly.
More air fryer chicken recipes: Air Fryer Chicken Leg Quarters
Make the Alfredo sauce:
Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Once the butter has completely melted add in the heavy cream, stir to combine.
Once the heavy cream has heated up, add the garlic and 1 cup of Parmesan cheese. Stir the Parmesan cheese in and and add the rest in 1 cup increments.
Once the parmesan cheese is all nicely mixed together add the nutmeg, white pepper, and parsley.
Serve over cooked pasta, along with the chicken and shrimp (and broccoli or other veggie).
More creamy chicken recipes to try: Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Thighs
How long with Alfredo sauce keep?
This Alfredo sauce can be stored in the fridge in a closed jar for up to 2 weeks. Just don't mix it with pasta, chicken, or shrimp if you plan on storing it for that long. Sauce that was already mixed with chicken, shrimp, or pasta can be stored in the fridge for about 2 days.
More air fryer dinner ideas: Air Fryer Salmon and Asparagus
Recipe variations
- Try adding a teaspoon or two of Italian seasoning to the Alfredo sauce. Yum!
- Try adding a squeeze of fresh lemon juice to the Alfredo sauce.
- Want a lighter sauce? Substitute 1 cup of the heavy cream for half and half. The sauce will be a little thinner.
- Don't want to use the air fryer? Cook the chicken and shrimp in a large skillet.
Multi-tasking tips
- Prep EVERYTHING before you start cooking: chop up the chicken, make sure the shrimp is thawed, get the ingredients all measured out, etc.
- Rely on timers! Set timers for when you need to add the broccoli to the boiling pasta, for when to drain the cooked pasta, and for reminders to stir the chicken and shrimp as they're cooking.
- If it gets overwhelming, stop multi-tasking. You can absolutely work on each part of the recipe one at a time.
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Air Fryer Chicken and Shrimp Alfredo
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast - (about 2 small/medium breasts), thinly sliced and chopped about the same size as the shrimp
- 1 lb uncooked shrimp - thawed if frozen, cleaned, de-veined, peeled, tails removed
- 1-2 tablespoons steak seasoning - to taste, or use garlic salt and black pepper
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups heavy cream - (aka whipped cream or double cream)
- 2-3 cloves garlic - minced
- 3 cups freshly grated Parmesan
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley - or basil
- 1 lb uncooked pasta - such as fettucine (or use zucchini noodles)
- salted water - for cooking pasta
- broccoli florets - or other veggie
Special equipment
- Medium saucepan for making Alfredo sauce
- Large pot for cooking pasta
- Colander or strainer, for draining pasta
Instructions
- Boil salted water for the pasta in a large pot. Cook pasta according to the package directions. Optional: During the last 2-3 minutes, add the broccoli florets to the pasta water to let them cook. Drain the pasta and broccoli, rinse with cool water, toss with olive oil, and set aside until ready to serve with chicken and shrimp Alfredo.
- Work on the rest of the recipe while the pasta is cooking.
- Spray or brush the air fryer basket with olive oil to ensure the chicken and shrimp do not stick.
- Place chicken and shrimp in an air fryer and sprinkle with steak seasoning.
- Air fry the chicken and shrimp at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until cooked, stirring every 5 minutes to make sure everything cooks evenly.
- Make the sauce while the shrimp and chicken are cooking.
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Once the butter has completely melted add in the heavy cream, stir to combine.
- Once the heavy cream has heated up, add the garlic and 1 cup of Parmesan cheese. Stir the Parmesan cheese in and and add the rest in 1 cup increments.
- Once the parmesan cheese is all nicely mixed together add the nutmeg, white pepper, and parsley.
- Serve over cooked pasta, along with the chicken, shrimp, and broccoli.
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Notes
- Prep EVERYTHING before you start cooking: chop up the chicken, get the ingredients all measured out, etc.
- Rely on timers! Set timers for when you need to add the broccoli to the boiling pasta, for when to drain the cooked pasta, and for reminders to stir the chicken and shrimp as they're cooking.
Nutrition
The nutritional information displayed is an estimate and not to be used as dietary or nutritional advice. Consult a nutritionist or dietician for nutritional info based on the exact ingredients you use.