# High Protein Creamy Philly Cheesesteak Mac n Cheese

An incredibly delicious, high-protein, cheesy, and creamy mac and cheese that is perfect for meal prep.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 800 g Raw Beef Mince (I use topside/top round beef)
- 20 g Grass Fed Butter (For cooking)
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 Medium Onion Chopped
- 0.5 each Red/Green/Yellow Bell Peppers
- 1.5 Tsp Salt
- 1.5 Tsp Pepper
- 1.5 Tsp Paprika
- 1.5 Tsp Chilli Flakes
- 140 g Light Cream Cheese
- 50 g Mozzarella
- 3 Light Cheese Slices
- 125 ml Pasta Water
- 240 g Uncooked Macaroni
- 560 g Cooked Macaroni
- Parsley

## Instructions

1. In a hot pan, add grass-fed butter with fresh garlic, chopped onions and bell peppers.
2. Cook for 5 minutes until soft.
3. Add your lean ground beef, season with salt, pepper, paprika, and chili flakes.
4. Mix and cook for 8 minutes until golden brown.
5. Add light cream cheese, low-fat mozzarella, cheese slices and pasta water.
6. Mix until creamy.
7. Add your cooked macaroni.
8. Distribute equally into four servings.

## Equipment

- Hot pan

## Tips

- Cook the Macaroni first in boiling water then remove some pasta water to use later in the recipe
- Cook the onions and bell peppers for 5-6 mins till fragrant and soft before adding the beef
- You can either remove the veg when cooking the beef or make a well in the middle like shown in the video
- Make sure you cook the beef thoroughly before adding the cream cheese
- Lower the heat once you start making it creamy

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18aBoejAcb/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/74f065b9-3e78-46f5-81ec-b6d5d9ba2efd
- Extracted: 2026-06-09

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