BUTTER CHICKEN MAC N' CHEESE

Serves 10
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Directions

  1. 1Add diced chicken breast, sautéed onions, tomato paste, garlic paste, ginger paste, fire-roasted tomatoes, the spice blend (paprika, chili powder, spicy curry powder, cumin, salt, black pepper), butter, and sweetener of choice to your slow cooker.
  2. 2Mix all the ingredients together in the slow cooker.
  3. 3Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 3-4 hours.
  4. 4Once cooked, add fat-free Greek yogurt, 1/3 fat cream cheese, chopped cilantro, and green onions to the slow cooker.
  5. 5Stir the ingredients until well combined.
  6. 6Add half-cooked shell pasta and about a cup of pasta water to the slow cooker.
  7. 7Add garam masala, extra sharp cheddar cheese, and reduced-fat mozzarella cheese.
  8. 8Mix everything thoroughly until combined and cheesy.
  9. 9Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for an additional 10-15 minutes to let it thicken and finish cooking.
  10. 10Serve the butter chicken mac n' cheese into individual meal prep containers.

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
  • 1 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

Equipment

slow cookerspoonmeal prep containers

Tips

  • This recipe makes 10 servings that can be stored frozen for high-protein meals for weeks.
  • Stealth Health Containers are fully compostable, plant-based, freezer and microwave safe, sturdy and stackable.