Italian · Dinner

High Protein Marry Me Chicken Bites

Name: High Protein Marry Me Chicken Bites
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 750 g Chicken breast; 1,000 g Potatoes; 20 g Butter; 4 cloves Garlic; ½ pcs Red onion; 20 g Tomato paste; 40 g Sun-dried tomatoes; 350 ml Chicken stock; 60 ml Milk; 90 g Light cream cheese; 15 g Parmesan cheese; 10 g Fresh basil leaves; 1 tbsp Olive oil; ½ tsp Sugar; 1 tsp Italian herbs; 1 tsp Smoked paprika; 1 tsp Onion powder; 1 tsp Garlic powder; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Black pepper

High-protein chicken bites in a creamy sun-dried tomato sauce, served over smooth garlic mashed potatoes for easy meal prep.

4

Servings

30 min

Cook time

604

Calories

56 g

Protein

Plan this recipe

Ingredients

20 items

Servings

4

750 g Chicken breast
diced into cubes
1,000 g Potatoes
20 g Butter
4 cloves Garlic
minced
½ pcs Red onion
diced
20 g Tomato paste
40 g Sun-dried tomatoes
chopped
350 ml Chicken stock
60 ml Milk
for mash
90 g Light cream cheese
15 g Parmesan cheese
grated
10 g Fresh basil leaves
chopped
1 tbsp Olive oil
quantity assumed
½ tsp Sugar
1 tsp Italian herbs
1 tsp Smoked paprika
1 tsp Onion powder
1 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Black pepper

Required equipment

Stovetop

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Instructions

18 steps

1
Peel and cube 1,000 g Potatoes.
2
Boil Potatoes in salted water in a pot until fork-tender.
3
In the meantime prepare for later: Dice 750 g Chicken breast into bite-sized cubes. Dice ½ pcs Red onion and mince 4 cloves Garlic. Chop 40 g Sun-dried tomatoes.
4
Drain Potatoes and mash in the pot until smooth.
5
Add 20 g Butter, 60 ml Milk, about 1/4 of the minced Garlic and some Salt to the mashed potatoes.
6
Mix the mashed Potatoes until smooth and creamy.
7
Add 1 tsp Smoked paprika, 1 tsp Garlic powder, 1 tsp Onion powder, 1 tsp Italian herbs, 1 tsp Salt, 1 tsp Black pepper and 1 tbsp Olive oil to the chicken.
8
Mix until the Chicken breast is fully coated.
9
Cook the Chicken breast in a pan over medium heat until golden brown and cooked through, then set aside.
10
In the same pan, melt some Butter for the sauce.
11
Add Red onion and the remaining minced Garlic, and cook until fragrant.
12
Add 20 g Tomato paste and toast it.
13
Add 40 g Sun-dried tomatoes, 350 ml Chicken stock, and 90 g Light cream cheese.
14
Stir until Light cream cheese melts into the sauce.
15
Add 15 g Parmesan cheese, 10 g Fresh basil leaves and ½ tsp Sugar.
16
Stir over low heat until the sauce thickens.
17
Return the chicken to the sauce and stir to coat.
18
Portion the mashed potatoes and chicken into meal prep containers and chill.