BUTTER CHICKEN MAC N’ CHEESE

Name: BUTTER CHICKEN MAC N’ CHEESE
Total time: 240 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 900 g chicken breast, diced; 2 onions, sautéed until browned; 30 g tomato paste; 30 g garlic paste; 15 g ginger paste; 30 g butter; 400 g blended fire-roasted tomatoes; 15 g sugar or zero-cal sweetener; 2 Tbsp paprika; 1 Tbsp chili powder; 1 Tbsp spicy curry powder; 2 tsp cumin; 1 Tbsp salt; Dash black pepper; 672 g shell pasta, cooked to 50% of box time; 1 cup pasta water; 400 g plain 0% Greek yogurt (FAGE brand); 120 g 1/3 fat cream cheese; chopped cilantro and green onions; 227 g extra sharp cheddar; 80 g reduced fat mozzarella; 1 tsp garam masala

Serves 10

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BUTTER CHICKEN MAC N’ CHEESE

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Serves 10

Directions

1Add diced chicken breast, sautéed onions, tomato paste, garlic paste, ginger paste, fire-roasted tomatoes, butter, and sweetener of choice into a slow cooker.
2Add the spice blend (paprika, chili powder, spicy curry powder, cumin, salt, and black pepper).
3Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 3-4 hours.
4Once cooked, add plain 0% Greek yogurt and 1/3 fat cream cheese.
5Add chopped cilantro and green onions.
6Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
7Add half-cooked shell pasta and about a cup of pasta water.
8Add a teaspoon of garam masala, extra sharp cheddar, and reduced-fat mozzarella cheese.
9Mix everything until well combined.
10Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 10-15 more minutes to let it thicken and finish cooking.

Ingredients

900 g chicken breast, diced
2 onions, sautéed until browned
30 g tomato paste
30 g garlic paste
15 g ginger paste
30 g butter
400 g blended fire-roasted tomatoes
15 g sugar or zero-cal sweetener
2 Tbsp paprika
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 Tbsp spicy curry powder
2 tsp cumin
1 Tbsp salt
Dash black pepper
672 g shell pasta, cooked to 50% of box time
1 cup pasta water
400 g plain 0% Greek yogurt (FAGE brand)
120 g 1/3 fat cream cheese
chopped cilantro and green onions
227 g extra sharp cheddar
80 g reduced fat mozzarella
1 tsp garam masala

Equipment

slow cookerspooncolandermeasuring cupmeal prep containers

Tips

Use fully compostable bamboo meal prep containers that are freezer and microwave-safe, sturdy, and stackable.

BUTTER CHICKEN MAC N’ CHEESE

BUTTER CHICKEN MAC N’ CHEESE

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