I Fixed Pasta Meal Preps

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

andouille sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Chicken sausage is lower in fat and calories

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories

Start by building a seasoning blend for the chicken: combine 1 tablespoon smoked paprika, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 2 teaspoons onion powder, 1.5 teaspoons cayenne pepper, 2 teaspoons dried oregano, and 2 teaspoons dried thyme in a bowl and whisk together.

Slice a large yellow onion in half, dice half of it finely, and set aside in a bowl.

Roughly chop about 5 cloves of garlic and add to the bowl with the onion.

Chop 1 red bell pepper into thin strips and add to a separate bowl.

Chop 1 green bell pepper into thin strips and add to the bowl with the red bell pepper.

Roughly chop a handful of curly parsley and set aside in a bowl after washing it.

Open 12 ounces of andouille sausage, cut it down the center, then cut into small pieces and set aside.

Drizzle olive oil over 2 chicken breasts (or 4 thinly sliced chicken breast fillets) to help bind the seasoning, and coat evenly.

Sprinkle the seasoning blend over the chicken, ensuring it is fully covered, then add salt and black pepper to taste.

Fill a large pot with water and set it to boil for the pasta.

In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat, then add the sausage and bell peppers to cook together until the sausage is heated through and the peppers have a slight crisp.

Once the water is boiling, add the pasta and cook according to package instructions.

Cooking Techniques

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