Arabic style white sauce pasta / Chicken Macaroni Pasta / middle eastern pasta recipe /

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas

Tofu provides protein while being plant-based.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without dairy.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds richness.

Boil water in a pot and add 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon salt.

Add 200 grams of penne pasta and boil until cooked, then drain and set aside.

In a pot, melt 100 grams of butter.

Sauté 1 chopped onion in the butter for 2 minutes without browning.

Add 2 cloves of chopped garlic and sauté for another 2 minutes.

Add 200 grams of sliced boneless chicken breast and salt to taste, along with 1 teaspoon of white pepper powder, and sauté until the chicken is cooked.

Add 1/2 cup of sliced mushrooms, 1/2 cup of sliced capsicum, and 1/2 sliced carrot, and sauté until everything is cooked and combined.

Add 500 grams of cooking cream and 3 tablespoons of cream cheese, mixing well.

Cover and cook, checking occasionally to prevent sticking.

Once the chicken and vegetables are cooked, add the boiled penne pasta and some black olives.

Add 1 teaspoon of dried thyme and mix well, then cover and cook for 5 minutes to combine the sauce with the pasta.

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