Description
Creamy Green Pepper Jack Cottage Cheese Chicken is a cozy, flavorful skillet dinner made with tender chicken cubes simmered in a creamy cottage cheese sauce and finished with melty pepper jack cheese. The gentle heat adds personality without overpowering, creating a comforting yet lively dish that feels perfect for quiet winter nights or easy weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb chicken breast, cubed
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1/3 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Season the chicken cubes with paprika, black pepper, and salt.
- Add chicken to the skillet and cook until golden and cooked through.
- Lower the heat and add the cottage cheese to the skillet.
- Sprinkle the shredded pepper jack cheese evenly over the chicken.
- Cover the skillet and let the cheese melt gently.
- Stir lightly until a creamy sauce forms and coats the chicken.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- Lower heat before adding cheese to keep sauce smooth.
- Use full-fat cottage cheese for the creamiest texture.
- Do not over-stir once cheese melts.
- Add a splash of milk if sauce becomes too thick.
- This dish reheats best on low heat.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 430 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 42 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
Keywords: pepper jack chicken, cottage cheese chicken, creamy skillet chicken, cozy chicken dinner