Creamy Mushroom Chicken

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

chicken breasts

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken

Thighs are more flavorful and often less expensive.

white wine

🥗Healthier: chicken broth

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Broth adds flavor without alcohol.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheese blend

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Take cream cheese out of the refrigerator 3 hours before cooking to soften.

In a bowl, mix cream cheese, parsley, half an onion (diced), and salt until fully incorporated.

Add Mexican blend cheese to the mixture and combine until thick and creamy.

Slice mushrooms and half an onion into small pieces and transfer to a plate.

Drizzle 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a baking dish to prevent sticking.

Slice the chicken breasts almost halfway through to allow flavors to penetrate.

Season the chicken breasts with salt and black pepper generously.

Scoop the cheese mixture and cover the chicken breasts completely.

Spread the diced onion and mushrooms over the cheese-covered chicken.

Cover the baking dish with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour without opening the oven.

After 1 hour, remove the foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes to brown the cheese on top.

Let the dish rest for 5 minutes before serving.

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