Chicken Alfredo (W/Cream Cheese Sauce)

This is a recipe I found a while back and have made a few embellishments on. Caution!!! Very rich!!! I use garden gourmet basil paste in all my recipes requiring basil. This stuff is amazing. If you can't find it sub fresh or dried basil. Just don't overdo it on the dried basil. I am not sure on the cook times yet and will edit that once I find out. The sauce can take some time to turn creamy

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 12  tablespoons butter
• 16  ounces cream cheese
• 16  ounces heavy cream
• 1  tablespoon garlic powder
• 1⁄3 cup parmesan cheese (optional)
• 1  tablespoon basil (I use gourmet garden basil paste)
• 2  boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 2  cups  frozen chopped broccoli (or fresh)
• 2  small zucchini, julienned
• 1⁄2 cup  julienned  red pepper (or assorted package for color)
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Alfredo Sauce: 1) Melt butter and cream cheese together over med heat until creamy.
2. Add heavy cream, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, basil paste, and salt and pepper to taste.
3. Add chicken, zucchini, peppers, and broccoli. All of these indredients are optional except for the chicken. Unless you are doing some type of vegan thing.
4. Once sauce is mixed, take it off the burner and set aside or put it on very low heat so it can thicken up. Use this sauce with any food that you want to use Alfredo sauce with.
5. Serve fettucine, Spoon sauce/chicken mixture over noodles and put your garlic bread on the side.
6. Enjoy.