Creamy Tuscan Chicken with Roasted Potatoes and Steamed Greens

Thermomix recipe: Creamy Tuscan Chicken with Roasted Potatoes and Steamed Greens. Ready in 55 minutes. Serves 4. Step-by-step Thermomix instructions on Chef Amai.

Ingredients

• 800 g potatoes, peeled and diced into 2-3 cm cubes
• 2 tbsp olive oil (for potatoes)
• ½ tsp paprika
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 20 g olive oil (for chicken)
• 2 onions, peeled, quartered
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled
• 520 g chicken breast fillets (4 x approx. 130g), cut into 2-3 cm pieces
• 600 g chicken stock (prepared from 1 stock cube and 600g hot water)
• 1 tsp dried basil
• ¼ tsp dried oregano
• 500 g cherry tomatoes, halved
• 180 g reduced-fat cream cheese
• 80 g fresh spinach, roughly torn
• 300 g broccoli florets
• 200 g green beans, trimmed
• 500 g water (for steaming)

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 200°C (fan 180°C / Gas Mark 6). In a large bowl, toss the diced potatoes with 2 tbsp olive oil, paprika, salt, and pepper until evenly coated. Spread them in a single layer on a baking tray.
2. Roast the potatoes in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy, turning halfway through. While the potatoes are roasting, proceed with the Thermomix steps.
3. Add onions and garlic to the Thermomix bowl. Chop 5 sec / Speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with the spatula.
4. Add 20 g olive oil to the bowl. Sauté 5 min / 120°C / Speed 1.
5. Add the chicken pieces, 600 g chicken stock, dried basil, dried oregano, salt, and pepper to the bowl.
6. Pour 500 g water into the clean Thermomix bowl. Place the broccoli florets and green beans into the Varoma dish and tray. Set the Varoma into position on top of the Thermomix bowl.
7. Cook the chicken and steam the greens for 20 min / Varoma / Speed 2 (Reverse).
8. Pause. Carefully remove the Varoma and set it aside. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the halved cherry tomatoes to the bowl. Replace the Varoma.
9. Continue cooking for another 10 min / Varoma / Speed 2 (Reverse).
10. Carefully remove the Varoma and set it aside. Add 180 g cream cheese to the Thermomix bowl. Cook 3 min / 90°C / Speed 2 (Reverse) until the cream cheese is melted and well combined into the sauce.
11. Add 80 g fresh spinach to the bowl. Cook 1 min / 90°C / Speed 1 (Reverse) until the spinach is just wilted.
12. Taste the Creamy Tuscan Chicken and adjust seasoning if needed. Serve immediately with the crispy roasted potatoes, steamed broccoli, and green beans.

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