# High Protein Southwest Mac & Cheese

High Protein Southwest Mac & Cheese is a super simple and delicious meal prep recipe.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Total time: 4 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 onion
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 red bell pepper
- 3 cups low fat cottage cheese
- 1 package powdered cheese
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 2 cup shredded cheese
- 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 box protein pasta
- 3 lb ground turkey/ beef
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 can of chipotle pepper

## Instructions

1. Chop onion, green bell pepper and red bell pepper.
2. Blend cream cheese, powdered cheese, lime juice, shredded cheese, taco seasoning, and chipotle pepper.
3. Cook pasta according to package directions.
4. In a pan, cook chopped vegetables with salt and pepper.
5. Add ground turkey and cook until browned.
6. Add blended cheese sauce to the pan and stir.
7. Stir in cooked pasta.
8. Portion the mac and cheese into meal prep containers. serving size 1 and 1/2 cup

## Equipment

- blender
- knife
- cutting board
- frying pan
- pot

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1060292539193894
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/35d2971a-673a-41b3-bbc7-a20a7f62f56a
- Extracted: 2025-03-07

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