# High Protein Honey Garlic Butter Chicken Mac n Cheese

An indulgent, flavorful, and high-protein dish combining honey garlic butter chicken with creamy mac and cheese, perfect for meal prepping.

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

## Ingredients

- 800 g Raw Chicken Breast cut into cubes
- 1.5 Tsp Salt
- 1 Tsp Black Pepper
- 1 Tsp Chilli Flakes
- 1.5 Tsp Garlic Powder
- 1.5 Tsp Onion Powder
- 1.5 Tep Paprika or Smoked Paprika
- 2 Tsp Olive Oil
- 30 g Light Butter (Brand: Lurpak) for cooking + extra once cooked
- 2 Tsp Minced Garlic
- 30 g Honey (15g Honey per batch of chicken)
- 1 handful Fresh Chopped Parsley
- 1 Big Tbsp Minced Garlic
- 300 ml Skimmed Milk
- 160 g Light Cream Cheese (Brand: Philadelphia)
- 1 Tsp Salt or to taste
- 0.5 Tsp Black Pepper
- 1 Tsp Smoked Paprika
- 0.5 Tsp Nutmeg
- 100 g Low Fat Cheddar Cheese
- 220 g Uncooked Macaroni Pasta or any pasta of your choice

## Instructions

1. Slice your chicken into cubes.
2. Season chicken with salt, black pepper, chili flakes, garlic and onion powder, paprika, and olive oil.
3. Mix till the color changes.
4. Get a pan on medium heat, then add butter and let it melt.
5. Add chicken to the pan (don’t overcrowd) and cook for 4-5 minutes on one side till golden brown and crispy.
6. Cook the other side for 3-4 minutes more.
7. Lower the heat completely, add more butter, garlic, honey, and parsley.
8. Give it a good mix till juicy, delicious, well coated and sticky.
9. Set the chicken aside.
10. On medium-low heat, cook the minced garlic in the residue butter of the chicken for 2 minutes till fragrant.
11. Add low fat milk, light cream cheese, salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, and nutmeg.
12. Stir till completely smooth.
13. Lower the heat before adding low fat cheddar cheese.
14. Keep stirring on low heat till it melts and thickens.
15. Add your cooked macaroni.
16. Give it a good mix.
17. Serve and enjoy.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- Don’t overcrowd the pan when cooking chicken.
- Lower the heat completely when adding extra butter, garlic, and honey to the chicken.
- Nutmeg adds a great deep flavor to the mac and cheese.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@jalalsamfit/video/7439458159665679649?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7e20193d-1d92-4c87-afc3-f3ecbe5f0fc7
- Extracted: 2026-06-21

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