Utica Best Chicken Riggies Recipe

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: turkey breast

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner and thighs are more economical.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and cheaper.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a high smoke point and is healthier.

Prepare ingredients: chicken, roasted red pepper, crushed tomatoes, heavy cream, spices, and vegetables.

Heat stove and add 16 oz of crushed tomatoes to a pot.

Add 8 oz of heavy cream to the pot and stir to combine.

Season the sauce with salt, pepper, fresh basil, and granulated garlic.

Let the sauce simmer while preparing the chicken.

Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.

Cut chicken breast into bite-sized pieces and season with salt, pepper, and granulated garlic.

Add chicken to the heated pan and sauté until cooked through.

Once chicken is cooked, deglaze the pan with chicken stock and stir.

Add the chicken and deglazed mixture to the simmering sauce.

In a separate pan, melt 1 tablespoon of butter for cooking vegetables.

Prepare hot cherry peppers by removing seeds and chopping them.

Add hot cherry peppers and bell pepper to the pan to cook first.

Chop and add half of a Vidalia onion to the pan with the peppers.

Cook the peppers and onions until softened, about 3 minutes.

Chop mushrooms and add them to the pan with the peppers and onions.

Add black olives to the pan and mix everything together.

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