Fettucini Alfredo + shrimp or chicken

Made this the other night, was delish!

Now you can cheat and use store bought Alfredo sauce (which I did). I have tried almost all the brands, Ragu, Bertoli, Classico, and Preggo. I liked the Classico the best. (four cheese kind). OR you can make homemade which is very simple and you can alter it to your tastes.

Recipe:

1/2 cup butter
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese
1 cup half and half
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon garlic powder (or more to suit your tastes)
pepper, to taste

1. In a medium saucepan, melt butter.
2. Once butter is almost melted, add the package of cream cheese. It's easiest to cut it into 4 pieces so that it melts quicker.
3. Once butter and cream cheese are mixed well together, add the cup of half and half, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and then shake pepper on top. Stir all together until well mixed.
4. Once it's mixed well and sauce like, take it off the burner and set aside so it can thicken up. Stir every few moments.
5. DONE!

While you are cooking the sauce, cook your noodles. Fettuccine noodles usually need to cook around 12 minutes. Add in some salt and spray a dash of Pam in the pan to keep them from sticking.

You can eat your Fettuccine Alfredo just like this or add in Shrimp or Chicken.
For chicken- cook boneless skinless chicken breasts in a small skillet with salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano and cut into small strips when done and mix in with pasta before adding sauce.
For shrimp- I bought a bag of frozen peeled, cooked shrimp. (make sure you remove the tails). cook them for about 2 minutes in a small skillet with some butter and garlic, then toss in with the noodles and sauce.

Serve with breadsticks or garlic bread.