# Queso Chicken Mac n
Cheese

This high-protein meal prep recipe is made with chicken, vegetables, pasta, and a blended queso sauce.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 32 oz chicken breast
- 120 g red enchilada sauce
- 80 g green chiles
- 14 oz fire roasted tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons garlic purée
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 0.5 tsp cayenne
- 2 orange bell peppers
- 2 red bell peppers
- 1 onion
- 672 g pasta
- 800 g 2% cottage cheese
- 100 g 1/3 fat cream cheese
- 150 g extra sharp cheddar cheese
- 30 g cheddar powder
- 120 g red enchilada sauce
- 150 g milk
- chopped cilantro

## Instructions

1. Dice the onions and peppers, then bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes.
2. Add diced chicken breast to the slow cooker.
3. Add red enchilada sauce, green chiles, garlic purée, fire roasted tomatoes, and seasonings.
4. Add in your roasted vegetables.
5. Cook on high for 2-3 hours or low for 3-4 hours.
6. Pour in half-cooked pasta shells.
7. Pour over the blended cheese sauce.
8. Add chopped cilantro.
9. Mix all the ingredients together.
10. Cover for another 15-20 minutes until the sauce thickens.

## Equipment

- Slow cooker
- Oven

## Tips

- Use extra sharp full fat cheese for best flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFN3c-Wpuvj/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9ce08112-81aa-450b-bd28-8bf81a8fecc5
- Extracted: 2025-05-06

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