# Brisket Queso Mac n’ Cheese

This brisket queso mac and cheese is a high-protein, low-fat slow cooker meal prep recipe that yields 10 servings.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Total time: 300 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 900 g flat cut brisket, fat removed
- 400 g can crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
- 120 g red enchilada sauce
- 200 g can chipotle peppers in adobo
- 45 g green chiles
- 60 g honey
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 672 g pasta, cooked to 50%
- 800 g 2% cottage cheese
- 100 g American cheese
- 150 g extra sharp cheddar cheese
- 80 g red enchilada sauce
- 5 g nutritional yeast
- Salt
- pepper
- handful chopped cilantro

## Instructions

1. Trim all the exterior fat off a flat cut brisket, then slice it into small chunks and toss it in your slow cooker.
2. Pour over red enchilada sauce, fire roasted diced tomatoes, chipotle peppers, green chilies, honey, and seasonings (salt, onion powder, black pepper).
3. Mix everything and cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 5-6+ hours.
4. Once done, shred the fall-apart tender brisket directly in the pot and mix well.
5. Prepare the blended queso sauce by combining cottage cheese, American cheese, extra sharp cheddar cheese, red enchilada sauce, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper.
6. Pour over half-cooked pasta (shells are recommended) into the slow cooker with the brisket.
7. Mix everything, then pour over the high protein cheese sauce.
8. Stir everything up, cover, and let the pasta finish cooking and the sauce thicken.
9. Toss in some cilantro for extra flavor and enjoy.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- blender
- containers

## Tips

- Trimming all exterior fat from flat cut brisket makes it a super lean cut; you can ask your butcher to do this.
- You can use any preferred cut of beef, but brisket has the best flavor-to-leanness ratio.
- If you want less spice, remove the seeds from the chipotle peppers before adding.
- Add 2-3 tablespoons of milk when reheating for creamier sauce.
- Store in the freezer for several months and microwave for about 4 minutes to reheat.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWeh7AQESrl/?igsh=MTF4OTJoNTY0NXlsbQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/93ea275b-0f0a-4892-87a8-e3fe677ea2a4
- Extracted: 2026-05-02

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