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Close-up of marry me chicken in a creamy orange spinach sauce on a fork

Marry Me Chicken

This high protein marry me chicken builds its creamy sauce from low fat cottage cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, and Parmesan instead of heavy cream. Seasoned chicken breast sears in one skillet and finishes in the sauce with wilted spinach. Each of the 5 servings lands at 330 calories with 50 grams of protein for a weeknight dinner that still tastes indulgent.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 5 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 330
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Chicken:
  • 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
  • 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes chopped
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup white onion diced
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
  • 1 cup fresh spinach chopped
Garnish:
  • Additional sun-dried tomatoes or spinach
  • Parsley
  • Grated parmesan cheese

Directions
 

  1. Blend your cottage cheese, chicken broth, Parmesan, sun-dried tomatoes, and Dijon mustard until smooth. Set it aside for now.
  2. Take out 2 lbs of chicken breast, then season both sides with Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper and red chili flakes.
  3. Turn a burner on medium heat and place a large skillet on top of it. Give it a light spray of oil.
  4. Add your diced onion to the skillet and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes until softened. Then add your minced garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the skillet.
  5. Add your chicken to the skillet and cook for 5 to 7 minutes per side until golden brown. This will depend on the size of your chicken breast.
  6. Pour your blended sauce into the skillet and let it heat up for a few minutes. Add your back your cooked onion along with 1 cup of chopped spinach and let it wilt.
  7. Garnish with additional spinach, grated parmesan cheese or sun-dried tomatoes. Serve.