# Spicy Jalapeño Mac & Cheese

This creamy, cheesy, high-protein mac and cheese recipe has just the right amount of spice from fresh jalapeños and is made in a crockpot for an easy meal prep.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 240 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 pounds chicken breast
- 3 jalapeño peppers
- 1 lime worth lime juice
- high protein pasta
- 3 cups cottage cheese
- 2 cups shredded cheese
- 0.5 cup milk
- taco seasoning

## Instructions

1. Season 3 pounds of chicken breast.
2. Dice up 3 jalapeño peppers.
3. Put the seasoned chicken breast and diced jalapeño peppers into the crockpot with one lime worth of lime juice.
4. Cook in the crockpot for 4 hours.
5. Next, grab a pot of high protein pasta and make your sauce.
6. Combine 3 cups of cottage cheese, 2 cups of shredded cheese, one half cup of milk, and a little bit of taco seasoning in a blender.
7. Blend all sauce ingredients together.
8. Once the chicken is done, shred it up in the crockpot.
9. Add your blended sauce to the shredded chicken.
10. Add the cooked protein pasta to the crockpot.
11. Give everything a really good mix.
12. Divide the spicy jalapeño mac and cheese into meal prep containers.

## Equipment

- crockpot
- cutting board
- knife
- lime juicer
- pot
- blender
- colander
- spatula
- glass meal prep containers

## Tips

- This dish is super easy with barely any prep, perfect for busy weeks.
- It's high-protein comfort food done right.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1896121867789500
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c114db6e-23d8-473c-bb5e-8a579d97807f
- Extracted: 2025-10-14

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