Easy Portuguese Chicken with Tomato and Egg Dish: Simple Dinner Recipe!

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Breast is leaner; drumsticks are often less expensive.

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes can be healthier; crushed tomatoes are usually cheaper.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has health benefits; vegetable oil is often less expensive.

white wine

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Broth can replace wine for flavor without alcohol.

Marinate chicken with Portuguese spices, salt, and black pepper.

Preheat air fryer to 180 degrees.

Cook chicken in air fryer for 15 to 20 minutes, flipping halfway through.

Preheat pot and add olive oil.

Scramble eggs in the pot, cooking until just set, then remove from pot.

Add more olive oil to the pot and cook chopped tomatoes on high heat.

Season tomatoes with half a teaspoon of salt and sprinkle with white pepper.

Add four teaspoons of sugar to the tomatoes, mixing well.

Add one teaspoon of chicken bouillon powder to the tomatoes.

Mix in scrambled eggs back into the tomatoes.

Drizzle in oyster sauce and soy sauce, adjusting to taste.

Prepare cornstarch water and mix into the tomato sauce to thicken.

Combine scrambled eggs with the thickened tomato sauce and serve.

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