# BUTTER CHICKEN MAC N’ CHEESE

This butter chicken mac and cheese is a high protein, meal prep dish that makes 10 servings.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Total time: 240 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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
- 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

## Instructions

1. Add diced chicken breast, sautéed onions, tomato paste, garlic paste, ginger paste, fire-roasted tomatoes, sugar or zero-cal sweetener, and the spice blend (2 Tbsp paprika, 1 Tbsp chili powder, 1 Tbsp spicy curry powder, 2 tsp cumin, 1 Tbsp salt, Dash of black pepper) to your slow cooker.
2. Add butter and sweetener of choice.
3. Cover and let it slow cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 3-4 hours.
4. Once cooked, add fat-free Greek yogurt, 1/3 fat cream cheese, chopped cilantro, and green onions.
5. Mix until well combined.
6. Add half-cooked shell pasta and about a cup of pasta water.
7. Add a teaspoon of garam masala.
8. Add extra sharp cheddar and reduced-fat mozzarella cheese.
9. Mix everything thoroughly.
10. Cover and cook on high for another 10-15 minutes to thicken and finish cooking.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- spoon
- colander

## Tips

- Use stealth health containers, which are fully compostable, plant-based, freezer and microwave safe, and sturdy and stackable.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8B6L4fX/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/925754a2-c7da-496e-8784-335cc8df6cca
- Extracted: 2025-08-19

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