Chicken Breast in a Cream Parmesan Pesto Sauce Recipe

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

fettuccine

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: spaghetti

Zucchini noodles are lower in carbs and calories.

pesto sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade pesto

💰Cheaper: basil and olive oil

Homemade pesto can be made with less expensive ingredients.

Dice the chicken breast meat into centime-sized pieces.

Chop the onions.

Measure out 200 ml of cooking cream.

Prepare salt and pepper for seasoning.

Grate or prepare quality Parmesan cheese.

Measure out green pesto (about two teaspoons).

Chop garlic.

Heat a little olive oil in a pan.

Add the chopped onions to the pan.

Add the chopped garlic, salt, and pepper to the pan.

Add the diced chicken to the pan and stir everything together.

Cook on high heat for 2-3 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.

Add the 200 ml of cooking cream to the pan.

Add the pesto to the pan and mix well.

Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese into the pan and stir to combine.

Cook for an additional 2 minutes until everything is blended together.

Cooking Techniques

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