Name: Marry me chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 skinless chicken breasts; 2 tsp vegetable oil; 1 shallot finely diced; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tsp sundried tomato puree; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 150g (5oz) low-fat cream cheese; Pinch of chilli flakes (optional); 6 basil leaves

Meal type: Main meal

Serves: 2

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Place the chicken breasts inside a plastic bag. Bash with a rolling pin to flatten them to about 1cm thick. Season with a little black pepper.
Heat the oil in a medium frying pan and fry the shallots for 3 to 4 minutes until transparent. Add the chicken breasts and fry for 5 minutes on each side, until browned. Add the garlic and fry for 1 minute.
Add 100ml cold water to the pan with both tomato purees, the cream cheese, and chilli flakes, if using.
Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until the chicken is no longer pink in the centre. Tear the basil into the sauce just before you serve it.

The sundried tomato paste and regular tomato puree give it a rich flavour. Serve with new potatoes and green beans.

Energy 1422kJ 338kcal 17%

Carbs 9.2g -

Fibre 1.4g 5%

Fat 11.9g Medium 17%

Saturates 3.4g Low 17%

Sugar 5.9g Low 7%

Salt 0.76g Low 13%

% = an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

2 skinless chicken breasts

2 tsp vegetable oil

1 shallot, finely diced

2 cloves garlic

2 tsp sundried tomato puree

1 tbsp tomato puree

150g (5oz) low-fat cream cheese

Pinch of chilli flakes (optional)

6 basil leaves

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