fettuccine Alfredo
noun
fettuccine Al·fre·do
-(ˌ)al-ˈfrā-(ˌ)dō 
-(ˌ)äl-
variants
or fettuccini Alfredo
or fettucine Alfredo
or fettucini Alfredo
or less commonly fettuccine all'Alfredo
-ˌal-(ˌ)al-ˈfrā-(ˌ)dō
-ˌäl-(ˌ)äl-
: 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.
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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
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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
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“Fettuccine Alfredo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fettuccine%20Alfredo. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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