High-Protein Peri-Peri Chicken Pasta
Nutrition (per serving)
Recipe makes 2 servings
⚠️ AI-estimated nutrition values based on estimated portions and assumed fat % for dairy. Actual values may vary.
What we assumed
- boneless chicken thighs: 300 g (6% fat)
- fresh parsley: 10 g (0% fat)
- fresh coriander: 10 g (0% fat)
- lemon juice: 30 g (0% fat)
- olive oil: 15 g (100% fat)
- peri-peri sauce: 15 g (0% fat)
- bell peppers: 200 g (0% fat)
- onions: 100 g (0% fat)
- tomato paste: 30 g (0% fat)
- light cream cheese: 100 g (10% fat)
- evaporated milk: 200 g (3% fat)
- cooked pasta: 250 g (0% fat)
The fat content is primarily derived from the chicken thighs, olive oil, light cream cheese, and evaporated milk. The total fat used from these ingredients is approximately 48g for the entire recipe, which is divided by 2 servings to yield 24g per serving. This aligns with the calculated fat per serving of 25g, considering slight rounding and model uncertainty.
Ingredients
- boneless chicken thighs(est.)
- fresh parsley(est.)
- fresh coriander(est.)
- lemon juice(est.)
- olive oil(est.)
- peri-peri sauce(est.)
- bell peppers(est.)
- onions(est.)
- tomato paste(est.)
- light cream cheese(est.)
- evaporated milk(est.)
- cooked pasta(est.)
Instructions
- Add boneless chicken thighs to a bowl.
- Mix with fresh parsley, coriander, lemon juice, and olive oil until the color changes.
- Place chicken on a large sheet pan and brush with peri-peri sauce using avocado cooking spray.
- Oven bake for 25 minutes until golden and juicy, then remove the chicken from the pan.
- Add chopped bell peppers and onions to the pan, mixing in all the juices.
- Oven roast for 15 minutes.
- Add extra seasoning, tomato paste, light cream cheese, evaporated milk, and peri-peri sauce to the pan.
- Mix until melted, smooth, and creamy.
- Add cooked pasta and fresh parsley, mixing until combined and creamy.
- Serve with peri-peri chicken.
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The most delicious, high-protein, peri-peri chicken pasta. Only 590 calories, so creamy and packed with flavour, makes 8 meals all in one sheet pan and perfect for meal prep. Get your boneless chicken thighs, add this simple seasoning mix with fresh parsley and coriander, lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil. Mix till the colour changes, then add the chicken to a large sheet pan, brush a light layer of this peri-peri sauce with avocado cooking spray. Now oven bake for 25 minutes until golden and juicy, then remove the chicken from the pan. Add chopped bell peppers and onions, mix in all the juices like this, then oven roast for just 15 minutes. Now add extra seasoning, tomato paste, light cream cheese, evaporated milk and peri-peri sauce. Mix until melted, smooth and creamy like this. Finally, add your cooked pasta with fresh parsley, give this a good mix until combined and creamy and that's it. Serve with the peri-peri chicken and you're ready to enjoy.