# High Protein Korean Fried Chicken Mac & Cheese

A high-protein meal featuring crispy Korean fried chicken paired with creamy mac and cheese.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 700 g Diced Skinless & Boneless Chicken Breast (raw weight)
- 1 Egg
- 10 g Minced Garlic
- 10 g Minced Ginger
- 0.5 Tsp White Pepper
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 150 g Potato Starch
- Light Cooking Oil Spray
- 90 ml Salt Reduced Soy Sauce
- 90 ml Water
- 20 g Natural Sweetener
- 10 g Minced Garlic
- 10 g Minced Ginger
- 2 Tsp Gochujang Chilli Paste
- 1 Tsp Potato Starch or Corn Starch Mixed With Water
- 1 Tsp Chilli Flakes
- 340 ml Fat Free Evaporated Milk
- 1 Tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1 Tsp Chicken Stock Powder
- 80 g Light Cream Cheese
- 100 g Light Grated Cheddar Cheese
- 320 g Macaroni/Elbow Pasta (dry weight)

## Instructions

1. Combine diced chicken breast with an egg, minced garlic, minced ginger, white pepper, and salt, then mix.
2. Coat chicken with potato starch.
3. Spray the chicken generously with cooking oil.
4. Air fry at 200°C/400°F for 14-18 minutes, flipping halfway, OR oven bake at 190°C/375°F for 18-22 minutes, flipping halfway.
5. For the Korean glaze, add soy sauce and water to a pan on medium heat.
6. Add natural sweetener, minced garlic, minced ginger, chilli paste, and potato starch mixed with water.
7. Add chilli flakes.
8. Add cooked chicken and mix until fully coated.
9. For the mac and cheese, add fat-free evaporated milk to a pan.
10. Add smoked paprika, chicken stock powder, light cream cheese, and light cheddar cheese.
11. Mix on low heat until melted.
12. Cook macaroni.
13. Add cooked and drained pasta to the cheese sauce and mix until creamy.
14. Divide everything into four equal servings.

## Equipment

- pan
- air fryer
- oven

## Tips

- When reheating, add a drop of milk in the mac & cheese beforehand to make it creamy again.
- Reheat the chicken with the mac & cheese or preferably separately in the air fryer / oven for a few minutes for maximum crispiness.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DItIzsjTpsH/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MWh6OTFkYWc1NjYwdg==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/299cabd3-01f2-4a3a-8af3-0566f6f09343
- Extracted: 2025-06-07

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