# BUTTER CHICKEN MAC N’ CHEESE

This is a high-protein, meal prep friendly butter chicken mac n' cheese that is super simple to make and yields 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
- 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, fire-roasted tomatoes, butter, sugar or zero-cal sweetener, and the spice blend to your slow cooker.
2. Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 3-4 hours.
3. Once cooked, add fat-free Greek yogurt, 1/3 fat cream cheese, chopped cilantro, and green onions.
4. Give it a good mix until everything is well combined.
5. Add half-cooked shell pasta, 1 cup of pasta water, 1 tsp garam masala, extra sharp cheddar, and reduced fat mozzarella cheese.
6. Mix everything together until the cheese is melted and well incorporated.
7. Cover the slow cooker again and cook on high for 10-15 minutes to let it thicken and finish cooking.
8. Serve the butter chicken mac n' cheese into individual meal prep containers.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- spoon
- meal prep containers

## Tips

- You can store the meals frozen for weeks.
- Stealth Health Containers are fully compostable, plant-based (no BPA plastic or PFAS), freezer and microwave safe, sturdy and stackable.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8B2mm1u/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/379212b3-e266-470a-8208-742639e0156b
- Extracted: 2025-08-18

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