Marry Me Chicken High Protein Smash

Name: Marry Me Chicken High Protein Smash
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 640 g chicken breast; 3 g chilli flakes; 250 g cherry tomatoes; 2 ea garlic cloves; 180 g sun-dried tomatoes; 40 g light cream cheese; 15 g fresh basil; 60 g parmesan; 1 ea low-calorie cooking oil spray; 4 slice sourdough bread

Recipe from Mob - delicious, healthy midweek cooking · original post · full recipe on mob.co.uk

A rich, creamy sun-dried tomato chicken spread that's gently spicy, garlicky and seriously moreish. Pile it onto toast for the ultimate indulgent snack or light lunch.

Serves 4 Ready in 35 min

Chicken

Ingredients

chicken breast640 g
chilli flakes3 g
cherry tomatoes250 g
garlic cloves2 ea
sun-dried tomatoes — drained180 g
light cream cheese40 g
fresh basil15 g
parmesan60 g
low-calorie cooking oil spray1 ea
sourdough bread4 slice

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C. Lay out the chicken breasts on a large baking tray, spray with olive oil, sprinkle over the chilli flakes and season with salt and black pepper. Mix everything together so the chicken is fully coated. Slide into the oven and bake for 20 mins, until cooked through. Leave to rest for 5 mins.
While the chicken bakes, finely chop the garlic, then drain and roughly chop the sun-dried tomatoes. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat with a little olive oil. Add the cherry tomatoes and fry for a couple of minutes, then squash them with the back of a spoon. Keep cooking for another 3 mins, until most of the water has evaporated.

Cooking for a different diet?

Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.

Pescatarian
Marry Me Tuna High Protein Smash
- 600 g Tinned tuna instead of chicken breast
Skip baking: drain the tuna, toss with the chilli flakes and mash it straight into the tomato mixture.
Vegetarian
Marry Me Chickpea High Protein Smash
- 440 g Chickpeas instead of chicken breast
Skip baking the chicken: toss the drained chickpeas with the chilli flakes and warm them in the pan for 5 minutes before mashing.
Vegan
Marry Me Chickpea High Protein Smash
- 440 g Chickpeas instead of chicken breast
- 40 g Dairy-free cream cheese instead of light cream cheese
- 20 g Nutritional yeast instead of parmesan
Skip baking the chicken: warm the drained chickpeas with the chilli flakes in the pan for 5 minutes, then mash with the tomato mixture.
Gluten-free
- 160 g Gluten-free bread instead of sourdough bread
Gluten-free bread toasts faster, so watch it closely.
Dairy-free

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What it costs, and where to buy it

Missing items

These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.

Woolworths NZ
$49.83
for your meals
$72.64 at the till, incl. $22.81 of food you keep
No price at Woolworths NZ:
- garlic cloves
- sun-dried tomatoes
- low-calorie cooking oil spray
Pak'nSaveBest choice
$26.42
for your meals
$41.65 at the till, incl. $15.23 of food you keep
$22.53 less on the food you use, over the 6 items both stores stock
No price at Pak'nSave:
- garlic cloves
- sun-dried tomatoes
- light cream cheese
- low-calorie cooking oil spray
New World
$22.32
for your meals
$31.90 at the till, incl. $9.58 of food you keep
No price at New World:
- cherry tomatoes
- garlic cloves
- sun-dried tomatoes
- light cream cheese
- low-calorie cooking oil spray