Creamy Chicken and Leek Pasta Meal Prep

Ingredients

• 200 g Pasta of choice (Dry weight)
• 600 g Chicken breast (Diced)
• 40 g Grated mozzarella
• 400 g Leeks (Trimmed and finely sliced)
• 1 Onion (Diced)
• 120 g Frozen peas
• 200 g Low-fat cream cheese (The method specifies light cream cheese)
• 4 tsp Lazy garlic
• 1 Chicken stock cube (Dissolve in 600 ml boiling water to make the stock)
• 600 ml Boiling water (For dissolving the stock cube)
• Salt (To taste)
• Pepper (To taste)
• 150 ml Oregano (To taste)
• Spinach (Add as much as fits; the transcript mentions it, but it is not in the written ingredient list)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 190°C (the source does not specify a temperature scale).

2. 2

   Dice the onion. Trim and finely slice the leeks.

3. 3

   Divide the dry pasta evenly among four oven-safe dishes, placing 50 g in each.

4. 4

   Add 150 g diced chicken breast to each dish. Season with salt and pepper, then add 1 teaspoon lazy garlic to each.

5. 5

   Divide the diced onion and sliced leeks evenly among the four dishes, using one-quarter of each in every dish.

6. 6

   Dissolve the chicken stock cube in 600 ml boiling water. Pour 150 ml stock into each dish, add oregano, and mix each dish well until combined.

7. 7

   Place the dishes in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes.

8. 8

   With 10 minutes of cooking time remaining, remove the dishes from the oven. Add 30 g frozen peas and 50 g low-fat cream cheese to each dish, then mix well.

9. 9

   Add 10 g grated mozzarella on top of each dish.

10. 10

    Return the dishes to the oven and bake for a further 10 minutes at 190°C, or until golden brown.

11. 11

    Serve and enjoy.

12. 12

    The transcript also says to add spinach, as much as will fit, before topping with mozzarella and returning the dishes to the oven; no amount is provided in the written recipe.

Notes

The written method specifies 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes in the oven at 190 degrees. The transcript instead says about 30 minutes initially, then adds ingredients with five minutes left; the written method was followed here. Spinach is mentioned only in the transcript, not in the written ingredient list or method.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• meal prep
• high-protein
• baked
• one-dish
• poultry