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heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: milk

Coconut cream is lower in calories, while milk is more budget-friendly.

chicken breasts

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Chicken thighs are more flavorful and cheaper than breasts.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and a good cheese substitute.

Cut chicken breasts and thighs into manageable pieces.

Season chicken with 1 tablespoon of salt and black pepper powder, mix well.

In a bowl, add plain flour and coat each piece of chicken thoroughly, shaking off excess flour.

Heat 1/2 cup of cooking oil in a dry frying pan over medium heat.

Once the oil is hot, carefully add the chicken pieces and do not touch them for the first 3 minutes.

Check for browning after a few minutes; if not golden, let it cook longer.

Shift chicken pieces around for even cooking, as breast and thigh cook at different times.

Remove chicken from the pan once golden; it doesn't need to be fully cooked yet.

Remove 80% of the oil from the pan but keep the brown bits for flavor.

Add 75 g of butter to the pan and let it melt, scraping the bottom to incorporate the flavor.

Add 1 sliced onion and a pinch of salt; fry until golden and soft, about 7 minutes.

Add 1 tablespoon of ginger paste and 1 tablespoon of garlic paste; sauté for 1 minute.

Add spices: 1 teaspoon oregano, 1 tablespoon roughly chopped rosemary, 2 teaspoons chili powder, and 1 teaspoon mustard, along with 6 pieces of sundried tomatoes cut into strips; cook for about 1 minute.

Stir in 3 tablespoons of tomato puree and cook for another minute to blend flavors.

Deglaze the pan by adding 1 cup of chicken broth; increase heat and let it gently boil for about 2 minutes.

Stir in a large handful of fresh spinach and let it wilt into the sauce.

Add 1/2 cup of double cream and stir continuously to prevent burning.

Fold in half of the grated cheese until melted and sauce thickens.

Return the fried chicken to the sauce, flipping to coat each piece generously.

Increase heat slightly and let chicken cook for another 5 minutes to fully cook and thicken the sauce.

Sprinkle over freshly chopped basil before serving.

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