Spicy Chipotle Chicken Mac & Cheese
Serves 3
Directions
- 1Boil pasta in salted water for 7 minutes.
- 2Reserve 1/3 cup of pasta water before draining.
- 3Mix chopped chicken breast with olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and chili powder.
- 4Cook chicken in a pan over high heat.
- 5Remove chicken from the pan.
- 6Combine milk, reserved pasta water, light cream cheese, light mozzarella cheese, and chopped chipotle peppers in the pan, and simmer until it thickens.
- 7Add the cooked macaroni and chicken to the sauce and mix well.
- 8Garnish with cilantro if desired.
Ingredients
- to boil water
- salt
- 170 g macaroni
- 400 g chicken breast, chopped
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup pasta water
- 1/4 cup light cream cheese
- 1/3 cup light mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, finely chopped
- cilantro (optional)
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