# Queso Chicken Mac n Cheese

This recipe is for a high protein, low effort queso chicken mac and cheese that makes ten servings and can be stored frozen.

- Total time: 4 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 32 oz chicken breast
- 120 g red enchilada sauce
- 80 g green chiles
- 14 oz fire roasted tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons garlic purée
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 0.5 tsp cayenne
- 2 orange bell peppers
- 2 red bell peppers
- 1 onion
- 672 g pasta
- 800 g cottage cheese
- 100 g 1/3 fat cream cheese
- 150 g extra sharp cheddar cheese
- 30 g cheddar powder
- 150 g milk
- 0 cilantro

## Instructions

1. Dice onions and peppers and toss them in the oven to roast.
2. Add diced chicken, red enchilada sauce, green chiles, garlic purée, fire roasted tomatoes, and seasonings to the slow cooker.
3. Add in your roasted vegetables and cook based on the instructions shown on screen.
4. Once the chicken is done cooking, pour over half-cooked pasta.
5. Pour over the blended cheese sauce shown on screen.
6. Add chopped cilantro (optional).
7. Give it a mix until it looks like this.
8. Cover that for another 15 to 20 minutes to let the sauce thicken and fully absorb.

## Equipment

- oven
- slow cooker

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1GnmTzCP7Y/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4f50300a-14eb-4db3-b154-2aac068a258c
- Extracted: 2025-02-16

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