Creamy Chilli Chicken
Recipe from Pinch of Nom · original post · full recipe on pinchofnom.com
Creamy Chilli Chicken is a comforting, medium-spiced fakeaway with tender chicken, cannellini beans in a deliciously creamy sauce.
Serves 4 60 min 46g protein
ChickenLegumesSpicy
Ingredients
- skinless chicken breast500 g
- onion — peeled and diced1 ea
- green pepper — deseeded and diced1 ea
- garlic cloves — peeled and crushed4 ea
- green chillies — deseeded and chopped2 ea
- ground cumin — 1 tsp2.5 g
- smoked paprika — 1 tsp2.5 g
- dried oregano — 1 tsp1 g
- chicken stock cube — made up with 800 ml water1 ea
- sweetcorn150 g
- canned cannellini beans — drained800 g
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Creamy Chilli Chickpeas
- 440 g Chickpeas instead of skinless chicken breast
- 1 ea Vegetable stock cube instead of chicken stock cube
Skip searing and shredding the chicken: add the chickpeas with the stock and simmer for 15 minutes instead of 30 before stirring in the cream cheese and beans.
Vegan
Creamy Chilli Chickpeas
- 440 g Chickpeas instead of skinless chicken breast
- 1 ea Vegetable stock cube instead of chicken stock cube
- 165 g Dairy-free cream cheese instead of reduced-fat cream cheese
Skip searing and shredding the chicken: add the chickpeas with the stock and simmer for 15 minutes instead of 30, then stir in the dairy-free cream cheese off a full boil so it melts smoothly.
Gluten-free
- 1 ea Gluten-free chicken stock cube instead of chicken stock cube
Nothing changes in the cooking.
Dairy-free
- 165 g Dairy-free cream cheese instead of reduced-fat cream cheese
Stir the dairy-free cream cheese in over a gentle simmer rather than a boil so it melts smoothly.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury's· £18.56 of food
£27.23
32% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- sliced jalapeños
MorrisonsBest choice· £8.39 of food
£14.55
42% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- skinless chicken breast
- chicken stock cube
Tesco· £12.33 of food
£17.29
29% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- skinless chicken breast
- garlic cloves
- chicken stock cube
Aldi UK· £3.27 of food
£6.37
49% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- skinless chicken breast
- garlic cloves
- ground cumin
- dried oregano
- canned cannellini beans
- reduced-fat cream cheese
- sliced jalapeños
Asda· £7.65 of food
£10.86
30% spare
No price at Asda for:
- garlic cloves
- ground cumin
- smoked paprika
- dried oregano
- canned cannellini beans
- fresh coriander
- sliced jalapeños
£4.86a serve
from £4.86 a serve at Sainsbury's · 14 of 15 ingredients priced
About £19.43 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£19.19 across 5 shops · all 15 items priced · £4.56 more for bigger packs, 47% spare for later
Sainsbury's£18.56
missing 1 item
you'll pay £27.23 · 32% of it spare
MorrisonsBest choice£8.39
missing 2 items
you'll pay £14.55 · 42% of it spare
Tesco£12.33
missing 3 items
you'll pay £17.29 · 29% of it spare
Aldi UK£3.27
missing 7 items
you'll pay £6.37 · 49% of it spare
Asda£7.65
missing 7 items
you'll pay £10.86 · 30% of it spare
Buy at Morrisons£5.34
garlic cloves
£0.87
need 4 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·
OcadoN/A
ground cumin
£1.00
need 2.5 gIndus Cumin Powder Ground 100 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.00·Sainsbury's£22.09/kg£0.95·Tesco£23.26/kg£1.00·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
canned cannellini beans
£0.45
need 800 g4 × Morrisons Cannellini Beans In Water ( ) 240 gclosest match
Morrisons£0.45·Tesco£4.20/kg£2.10·Sainsbury's£8.00/kg£2.00·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
lime
£0.92
need 1 itemMorrisons 4 perpack 4 items
Morrisons£0.92·Tesco£0.23/ea£0.23·Sainsbury's£0.25/ea£0.25·Aldi UK£0.23/ea£1.15·Asda£0.24/ea£1.18·OcadoN/A
sliced jalapeños
£0.75
need 50 gLaila Grills Jalapeno 80 g
Morrisons£0.75·Sainsbury's£10.00/kg£0.80·Tesco£11.25/kg£0.90·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£8.83
skinless chicken breast
£7.50/kg
need 500 g2 × Sainsbury's Standard 400 g£3.00
Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£3.00·Asda£8.29/kg£1.99·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
onion
£0.32/ea
need 1 itemSainsbury's Red Onions x3 3 pack£0.95closest match
Sainsbury's£0.32/ea£0.95·Asda£3.00/kg£0.60·Aldi UK£0.32/ea£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·Tesco£0.33/ea£1.00·OcadoN/A
chicken stock cube
£18.75/kg
need 1 itemKnorr Chicken Stock Cubes 8x 10 g 8 x 10g£1.50closest match
Sainsbury's£18.75/kg£1.50·Aldi UK£0.69·Asda£18.75/kg£1.50·TescoN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
fresh coriander
£12.50/kg
need 1 bunchSainsbury's Fresh Packed Coriander 100g£1.25
Sainsbury's£12.50/kg£1.25·Aldi UK£16.67/kg£0.50·Morrisons£1.25·Tesco£36.00/kg£1.80·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£2.04
green chillies
£8.50/kg
need 2 itemsTesco Standard£0.51closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Tesco£8.50/kg£0.51·Asda£8.83/kg£0.53·Aldi UK£8.46/kg£0.55·Sainsbury's£8.46/kg£0.55·Morrisons£0.59·OcadoN/A
dried oregano
£71.43/kg
need 1 gTesco Dried Oregano 14 g£1.00closest match
Tesco£71.43/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£79.16/kg£0.95·Morrisons£1.09·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
sweetcorn
£0.53
need 150 gTesco Standard 325 gclosest match
Tesco£0.53·Aldi UK£0.55·Morrisons£0.75·Sainsbury's£5.45/kg£0.90·Asda~£2.76/kg£1.37·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£1.98
green pepper
£0.65/ea
need 1 itemSpecially Selected Sweet Pointed Peppers 2 each 2 items£1.29closest match
Aldi UK£0.65/ea£1.29·Sainsbury's£0.70/ea£0.70·Asda£0.70/ea£0.70·Morrisons£0.70·Tesco£3.59/ea£3.59·OcadoN/A
smoked paprika
£17.25/kg
need 2.5 gReady, Set…cook! Smoked Paprika 40 g£0.69closest match
Aldi UK£17.25/kg£0.69·Sainsbury's£21.59/kg£0.95·Tesco£20.83/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£1.00
reduced-fat cream cheese
£6.06/kg
need 165 gPhiladelphia Original Soft Cream Cheese 165 g£1.00closest match
Asda£6.06/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£8.18/kg£1.35·Tesco£13.64/kg£2.25·Morrisons£3.75·Aldi UKN/A·OcadoN/A