Dinner · 45 min · american

Copycat Sizzling Chicken & Cheese (TGI Fridays’ style)

If you like chicken breasts, you’ll love this American dinner — 45 minutes from craving to table. It is weeknight cooking that still hits your targets — 48 grams of protein per serving. No specialty equipment and nothing hard to find at a regular grocery store.

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb Chicken breasts
• 1 tbsp Montreal steak seasoning
• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 Onion
• 1 Green bell pepper
• 8 oz Mushrooms
• 1.5 cups Light mozzarella
• 4 oz Cream cheese (1/3 less fat)
• 1 head Cauliflower
• 2 cloves Garlic
• 1 tsp Smoked paprika

Steps

1. Steam the cauliflower until very tender, then blend with garlic and a spoonful of cream cheese into a mash — it stands in for the restaurant’s mashed potatoes without the carb bomb.
2. Season the chicken with the steak seasoning and sear in a screaming-hot cast-iron skillet 5 minutes per side; you want a deep brown crust, because color equals flavor.
3. Set the chicken aside and sizzle the onion, pepper, and mushrooms in the same pan until the edges char — the fond left by the chicken seasons the vegetables for free.
4. Return the chicken, top everything with the cheeses, and broil 3 minutes until the cheese bubbles and browns in spots.
5. Serve straight from the skillet over the cauliflower mash; it will not audibly sizzle on your table like the restaurant’s 500-degree plate, but nobody will miss the noise once they taste it.

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