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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, while thighs are often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point, while canola is often less expensive.

Add 2 tsp of olive oil into a pre-heated pan and add chicken thigh cubes.

Add chopped garlic and chilli, mix it well.

Then add salt, pepper, thyme, paprika and mix.

Cook covered for 5-7 minutes on medium heat.

Remove chicken into a bowl and set aside.

In the same pan, add 2 tsp olive oil, garlic and chilli, mix for a few seconds.

Then add chopped onions, cook until they start sweating (2-3 minutes).

Add mushrooms, mix for a minute.

Add salt, black pepper, paprika, Italian herbs, mix well.

Add soy sauce for deep flavor.

Add the chicken and 250 ml chicken stock, cover and cook on low flame for 8 minutes.

Prepare pasta by adding salt in a pot with water and covering it to boil quicker.

Add red lentil pasta to the boiling water.

Add double cream, parmesan cheese, and cheddar cheese to the mixture and mix well.

Add spinach, mix and gently cook for another 3 minutes.

Add drained pasta into a bowl and generously cover it with the creamy sauce.

Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.

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