Name: Creamy Parmesan Tuscan Chicken Meal Prep
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Olive oil; 2.5 lb Raw chicken breast, chopped in chunks; 8 cloves Garlic, minced; 1 large Red or Vidalia onion, chopped; 4 medium Tomatoes, chopped; 3 cups Chopped broccoli; 2 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Pepper; 2 cups Fresh basil, chopped (or 2 tsp dried basil); 1 tsp Italian seasoning; 1/2 cup Fresh parsley, chopped (or 1 tbsp dried parsley); 6 tbsp Green Mountain Greek Cream Cheese, softened (or another light cream cheese); 4.5 tbsp Tomato paste; 1/3 cup Grated Parmesan

Siedenburg Nutrition

Macro-Friendly Creamy Parmesan Tuscan Chicken Meal Prep

Lets Reach Your Goals!

So there’s a lot of creamy chicken recipes out there that fit the bill for a ketogenic or low-carb diet, but Ive decided to try my hand at making a more versatile, macro-friendly version that can be used in a more moderate-higher carb approach as well. The result turned out pretty darn good!

By making the switch from a heavy cream based sauce to Greek cream cheese, the fat content is lowered considerably without taste loss!

I’ve been making this one a lot for meal preps recently.

Creamy Parmesan Tuscan Chicken Meal Prep

A delicious, lighter version of a creamy Italian dish

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 6

Ingredients

1 tbsp Olive oil
2.5 lb Raw chicken breast, chopped in chunks
8 cloves Garlic, minced
1 large Red or Vidalia onion, chopped
4 medium Tomatoes, chopped
3 cups Chopped broccoli
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
2 cups Fresh basil, chopped or 2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 cup Fresh parsley, chopped or 1 tbsp dried parsley
6 tbsp Green Mountain Greek Cream Cheese, softened or another light cream cheese
4.5 tbsp Tomato paste
1/3 cup Grated Parmesan

Instructions

In a large stock pot over medium heat, combine olive oil, chicken, onion, garlic, and tomatoes. Mix and stir every couple minutes. Add in 1 tsp of the salt and mix.
While the chicken mixture is cooking, in a separate bowl, combined softened cream cheese, tomato paste, parmesan cheese, italian seasoning, pepper, the remaining salt, and dried basil and parsley if using those. Mix well.
After chicken and vegetables have cooked thoroughly, mix in prepared cream cheese mixture.
Add fresh parsley if using fresh, simmer for 8-10 minutes
Add broccoli and simmer for 3-4 more minutes
Take off the heat and stir in fresh basil if using fresh.
Put in 6 separate meal prep containers.