Creamy Chilli Chicken
Recipe from Pinch of Nom · original post · full recipe on pinchofnom.com
Creamy Chilli Chicken is a comforting, medium-spiced fakeaway with tender chicken, cannellini beans in a deliciously creamy sauce.
Ingredients
- skinless chicken breast500 g
- onion — peeled and diced1 ea
- green pepper — deseeded and diced1 ea
- garlic cloves — peeled and crushed4 ea
- green chillies — deseeded and chopped2 ea
- ground cumin — 1 tsp2.5 g
- smoked paprika — 1 tsp2.5 g
- dried oregano — 1 tsp1 g
- chicken stock cube — made up with 800 ml water1 ea
- sweetcorn150 g
- canned cannellini beans — drained800 g
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Creamy Chilli Chickpeas
- 440 g Chickpeas instead of skinless chicken breast
- 1 ea Vegetable stock cube instead of chicken stock cube
Skip searing and shredding the chicken: add the chickpeas with the stock and simmer for 15 minutes instead of 30 before stirring in the cream cheese and beans.
Vegan
Creamy Chilli Chickpeas
- 440 g Chickpeas instead of skinless chicken breast
- 1 ea Vegetable stock cube instead of chicken stock cube
- 165 g Dairy-free cream cheese instead of reduced-fat cream cheese
Skip searing and shredding the chicken: add the chickpeas with the stock and simmer for 15 minutes instead of 30, then stir in the dairy-free cream cheese off a full boil so it melts smoothly.
Gluten-free
- 1 ea Gluten-free chicken stock cube instead of chicken stock cube
Nothing changes in the cooking.
Dairy-free
- 165 g Dairy-free cream cheese instead of reduced-fat cream cheese
Stir the dairy-free cream cheese in over a gentle simmer rather than a boil so it melts smoothly.
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Shops to compare
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Missing items
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Woolworths NZ· $43.99 of food
$63.00
30% spare
No price at Woolworths NZ for:
- green pepper
- garlic cloves
Pak'nSaveBest choice· $41.32 of food
$61.39
33% spare
No price at Pak'nSave for:
- garlic cloves
- reduced-fat cream cheese
- sliced jalapeños
New World· $120.10 of food · $78.78 more
$138.27
13% spare
No price at New World for:
- garlic cloves
- sweetcorn
- sliced jalapeños
$11.00a serve
from $11.00 a serve at Woolworths NZ · 13 of 15 ingredients priced
About $43.99 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$60.20 across 3 shops · 14 of 15 items priced · $0.02 more for bigger packs, 43% spare for later
Woolworths NZ$43.99
missing 2 items
you'll pay $63.00 · 30% of it spare
Pak'nSaveBest choice$41.32
missing 3 items
you'll pay $61.39 · 33% of it spare
New World$120.10
missing 3 items · $78.78 more
you'll pay $138.27 · 13% of it spare
Buy at Woolworths NZ$32.65
green chillies
$7.00
need 2 itemsFresh Vegetable chilli mixed 3 packclosest match
Woolworths NZ$7.00·Pak'nSave$159.80/kg$7.99·New World$80.99/kg$80.99
ground cumin
$2.60
need 2.5 gGreggs cumin ground 40 gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$2.60·Pak'nSave$0.93/10g$2.59·New World$0.70/10g$2.79
dried oregano
$2.60
need 1 gGreggs oregano rubbed 10 g
Woolworths NZ$2.60·Pak'nSave$2.59/10g$2.59·New World$2.79/10g$2.79
chicken stock cube
$2.99
need 1 itemVegeta chicken stock cubes 6 x 10gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$2.99·Pak'nSave$0.52/10g$3.69·New World$0.58/10g$4.09
sweetcorn
$1.36
need 150 gWoolworths corn sweet kernels 420 g
Woolworths NZ$1.36·Pak'nSave$6.99/kg$6.99·New WorldN/A
reduced-fat cream cheese
$3.40
need 165 g2 × Meadow Fresh cream cheese 150 g
Woolworths NZ$3.40·New World$2.53/100g$3.79·Pak'nSaveN/A
lime
$5.80
need 1 itemFresh Fruit limes 400g 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Woolworths NZ$5.80·New World$8.99/kg$8.99·Pak'nSave$9.49/kg$9.49
sliced jalapeños
$3.50
need 50 gDelmaine green jalapenos sliced 340 g
Woolworths NZ$3.50·Pak'nSaveN/A·New WorldN/A
Buy at Pak'nSave$5.57
smoked paprika
$0.74/10g
need 2.5 gMasterFoods Smoked Paprika 35 g$2.59
Pak'nSave$0.74/10g$2.59·Woolworths NZ$2.60·New World$0.82/10g$2.79
canned cannellini beans
$2.41/kg
need 800 g2 × Pams Cannellini Beans In Brine 1kg 410 g$0.99closest match
Pak'nSave$2.41/kg$0.99·New World$2.78/kg$1.14·Woolworths NZ$1.20
fresh coriander
$0.10/10g
need 1 bunchUrja Coriander Whole 200g$1.99closest match
Pak'nSave$0.10/10g$1.99·New World$0.40/10g$3.99·Woolworths NZ$4.25
Buy at New World$21.98
skinless chicken breast
$13.99/kg
need 500 gNz Skinless Chicken Breast 1 kg$13.99
New World$13.99/kg$13.99·Pak'nSave$13.99/kg$13.99·Woolworths NZ$3.50
onion
$2.99/kg
need 1 itemPams Red Onions 1kg$2.99closest matchreal special 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
New World$2.99/kg$2.99·Pak'nSave$3.49/kg$3.49·Woolworths NZ$3.60
green pepper
$5.00
need 1 itemStandardclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
New World$5.00·Pak'nSave$5.00·Woolworths NZN/A
Not priced
- garlic cloves · 4 items