# BUTTER CHICKEN MAC N' CHEESE

This is a high-protein, meal prep friendly butter chicken mac n' cheese made in a slow cooker, yielding 10 servings.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Total time: 240 min
- 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 g 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, butter, fire-roasted tomatoes, sugar or zero-cal sweetener, and the spice blend (paprika, chili powder, spicy curry powder, cumin, salt, black pepper) into the slow cooker.
2. Mix all the ingredients well in the slow cooker.
3. Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 3-4 hours.
4. Once cooked, add plain 0% Greek yogurt, 1/3 fat cream cheese, chopped cilantro, and green onions to the mixture.
5. Mix the ingredients until well combined and creamy.
6. Add half-cooked shell pasta and about one cup of pasta water to the slow cooker.
7. Sprinkle a teaspoon of garam masala into the mixture.
8. Add extra sharp cheddar and reduced-fat mozzarella cheese to the slow cooker.
9. Stir everything together until the cheese is melted and fully incorporated.
10. Cover the slow cooker again and cook on high for an additional 10-15 minutes to allow it to thicken and finish cooking.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CSW45ShCt/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/126389ae-5950-447e-8987-033188407eb9
- Extracted: 2025-08-16

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