# BUTTER CHICKEN MAC N’ CHEESE

A high-protein slow cooker meal prep recipe for butter chicken mac n' cheese, yielding 10 servings with 42g protein each.

- Servings: 10 servings
- 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, butter, fire-roasted tomatoes, sugar or zero-cal sweetener, and the spice blend (paprika, chili powder, spicy curry powder, cumin, salt, black pepper) to the slow cooker.
2. Mix all ingredients in the slow cooker.
3. Cover and slow cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 3-4 hours.
4. Once cooked, add plain 0% Greek yogurt, 1/3 fat cream cheese, chopped cilantro, and green onions.
5. Mix the ingredients well.
6. Add half-cooked shell pasta and 1 cup of pasta water.
7. Add 1 teaspoon of garam masala, extra sharp cheddar, and reduced fat mozzarella cheese.
8. Mix everything until well combined and cheese is melting.
9. Cover the slow cooker again and cook on high for 10-15 minutes to thicken the sauce and finish cooking the pasta.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- spoon
- colander

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/3545700318904621
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a19a9227-109a-4a14-a4d7-715c271a5c34
- Extracted: 2025-10-14

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