# High Protein Butter Chicken Mac & Cheese

A delicious and easy high-protein recipe combining butter chicken and mac & cheese.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 550 g diced chicken breast
- 1 Tbsp garam masala
- 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 Tbsp turmeric
- salt
- pepper
- 5 g ginger
- 2 garlic cloves
- 90 g low fat greek yoghurt
- 15 g light butter
- 0.5 sliced onion
- 350 g chopped/diced tomatoes
- 10 g cashew nuts/cashew nut butter
- 1 Tbsp garam masala
- 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 Tbsp turmeric
- salt
- pepper
- 35 g low fat greek yoghurt
- 280 g elbow pasta
- 55 g light cheese

## Instructions

1. Add diced chicken breast to a bowl.
2. Add garam masala, smoked paprika, turmeric, salt and pepper.
3. Add ginger, garlic and low fat greek yoghurt.
4. Mix together and set aside.
5. Add light butter, sliced onion, chopped tomatoes and cashew nut butter to a pan.
6. Add garam masala, smoked paprika, turmeric, salt, pepper and yoghurt.
7. Mix, let it cool for 5 minutes and blend until smooth.
8. Cook chicken on medium heat.
9. Cook elbow pasta.
10. Add sauce on low heat.
11. Add light cheese, mix on low heat for 1-2 min.
12. Add drained pasta and mix.

## Equipment

- bowl
- pan
- wooden spoon
- blender
- pot

## Tips

- Cashew nut butter is optional.
- Serve has 513 Calories, 55gC | 9gF | 49.5gP

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSh3J8MS1/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d2dc1c2b-a096-40fa-9630-8f3288ea6672
- Extracted: 2025-05-25

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