Description
Creamy Cottage Cheese Honey Pepper Chicken is a cozy skillet dinner made with tender chicken cubes simmered in a creamy cottage cheese sauce, gently sweetened with honey and balanced by black pepper and Parmesan. The result is comforting, lightly sweet, and savory, perfect for weeknight dinners when you want something familiar but just a little special.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb chicken breast, cubed
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Season chicken cubes with black pepper and salt.
- Add chicken to the skillet and cook until golden and cooked through.
- Lower the heat and drizzle honey over the chicken.
- Add cottage cheese gently to the skillet.
- Sprinkle Parmesan evenly over the top.
- Cover and let everything melt into a creamy sauce.
- Stir gently and serve warm.
Notes
- Lower heat before adding honey and cheese to keep sauce smooth.
- Use full-fat cottage cheese for the creamiest texture.
- Stir gently once cheese melts to avoid breaking the sauce.
- Adjust honey and pepper to taste.
- Reheat leftovers gently with a splash of milk if needed.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 410 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
Keywords: honey pepper chicken, cottage cheese chicken, creamy chicken skillet, sweet savory chicken