# Jalapeño Popper Mac n Cheese

This recipe shows how to make a low-calorie, high-protein jalapeño popper mac and cheese.

- Servings: 5 servings
- Total time: 51 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 380 g elbow pasta
- 300 g 2% cottage cheese
- 80 g light cream cheese
- 60 g 1% milk
- 10 diced pickled jalapeño pieces
- 2 tablespoons pickled jalapeño juice
- 25 g honey
- 0 salt
- 0 pepper
- 14 oz boneless skinless chicken breast
- 0 salt
- 0 garlic
- 0 onion
- 0 paprika
- 10 slices center cut bacon
- 0 chives
- 0 fresh jalapeños

## Instructions

1. Tenderize 14 oz of boneless, skinless chicken breast and season generously with salt, garlic, onion, and paprika.
2. Air fry the chicken at 375 for 12 minutes.
3. In a blender, combine 300g 2% cottage cheese, 80g light cream cheese, 60g 1% milk, 10 pickled jalapeño pieces, 2 tablespoons of jalapeño juice, 25g honey, salt, and pepper to taste.
4. Blend until smooth.
5. Cook bacon over medium-high heat until crispy.
6. Boil salted water and cook 380g of elbow pasta.
7. Turn off the heat, pour the jalapeño cream sauce into the pan with the cooked pasta.
8. Mix well, top with crispy bacon and chives.

## Equipment

- air fryer
- blender
- knife
- frying pan
- pot

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT21kyux6/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/aa3f41a3-d371-40c5-a701-35d92e30c67f
- Extracted: 2025-01-14

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