fettuccine Alfredo

noun

fettuccine Al·​fre·​do -(ˌ)al-ˈfrā-(ˌ)dō How to pronounce fettuccine Alfredo (audio)
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variants or fettuccini Alfredo or fettucine Alfredo or fettucini Alfredo or less commonly fettuccine all'Alfredo
: a dish consisting of fettuccine with butter, Parmesan cheese, cream, and seasonings

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Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service Some ready-to-eat chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals sold at Kroger and Walmart are being voluntarily recalled following a nationwide listeria outbreak linked to 17 illnesses and three deaths as well as one fetal loss. Vanessa Romo, NPR, 19 June 2025 Some ready-to-eat chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals are being voluntarily recalled by food manufacturer FreshRealm following a nationwide listeria outbreak linked to 17 illnesses and three deaths. Viola Flowers, NBC news, 19 June 2025 Ready-to-eat chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals sold at Walmart and Kroger have been recalled after a listeria outbreak that has led to 17 illnesses, including three deaths and one fetal loss. Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 18 June 2025 Menu items include the Cajun stir fry, Cajun fried shrimp, crawfish fettuccine and Papa Vic’s Pasta (bell peppers, celery, onions, mushrooms in chicken fettuccine Alfredo). Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025 Ava Rae’s also offers salads, pastas (the Cajun chicken pasta and chicken fettuccine Alfredo are two) and sandwiches. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025 Also serving family-size pans that serve four to six including chicken, shrimp and fettuccine Alfredo, chicken parmigiana, five cheese ziti, spaghetti with meat sauce or marinara sauce, chicken scampi and more. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024 Truman has steak sliced thin as prosciutto, special mayonnaise, fettuccine Alfredo, and Brie. Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024 For more than a century, Americans have adapted dishes with Italian roots like fettuccine Alfredo, chicken Parmesan and spaghetti with meatballs. Christina Morales, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from Alfredo all'Augusteo, restaurant in Rome where it originated

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fettuccine Alfredo was in 1961

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“Fettuccine Alfredo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fettuccine%20Alfredo. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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