# BUTTER CHICKEN MAC N’ CHEESE

A high-protein butter chicken mac and cheese recipe that can be prepared in a slow cooker for meal prepping.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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
- 1 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
- green onions
- 227 extra sharp cheddar
- 80 g reduced fat mozzarella
- 1 tsp garam masala

## Instructions

1. Add diced chicken breast, sautéed onions, tomato paste, garlic paste, ginger paste, fire roasted tomatoes, the spice blend (paprika, chili powder, spicy curry powder, cumin, salt, black pepper), butter, and sweetener of your choice to your slow cooker.
2. Slow cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 3-4 hours.
3. Once done, add fat-free Greek yogurt, cilantro, and green onions, and mix.
4. Add half-cooked pasta along with about a cup of pasta water.
5. Add a teaspoon of garam masala, then a bunch of cheddar and mozzarella cheese.
6. Mix everything together.
7. Cover for about 15 more minutes to let it all thicken and finish cooking.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- Stealth Health containers

## Tips

- Store meals frozen for high protein meals for weeks.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNYnopBpHoX/?igsh=MTJ3bTZ1YWk3MDV0cA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0755af3b-cfd8-433e-bfa6-500ff47e9843
- Extracted: 2026-05-02

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