Butter Chicken Mac ’n’ Cheese

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-calorie sweetener (Use sugar or zero-calorie sweetener)
• 2 Tbsp Paprika (For the spice blend)
• 1 Tbsp Chili powder (For the spice blend)
• 1 Tbsp Spicy curry powder (For the spice blend)
• 2 tsp Cumin (For the spice blend)
• 1 Tbsp Salt (For the spice blend)
• Black pepper (A dash, for the spice blend)
• 672 g Shell pasta (Cooked to 50% of the box cooking time)
• 1 cup Pasta water
• 400 g Plain 0% Greek yogurt (FAGE brand)
• 120 g 1/3-fat cream cheese
• Cilantro (Chopped, for finishing)
• Green onions (Chopped, for finishing)
• 227 g Extra-sharp cheddar
• 80 g Reduced-fat mozzarella
• 1 tsp Garam masala

Steps

1. 1

   Sauté the two onions until browned.

2. 2

   Add the diced chicken breast, tomato paste, garlic paste, ginger paste, butter, blended fire-roasted tomatoes, and sugar or zero-calorie sweetener to the slow cooker with the browned onions.

3. 3

   Combine the paprika, chili powder, spicy curry powder, cumin, salt, and a dash of black pepper as the spice blend, then add it to the slow-cooker mixture.

4. 4

   Cook on the High setting for 2–3 hours, or on the Low setting for 3–4 hours.

5. 5

   Cook the shell pasta to 50% of the cooking time listed on the box. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water.

6. 6

   Add the cooked shell pasta and reserved pasta water to the cooked chicken mixture.

7. 7

   Add the plain 0% Greek yogurt, cream cheese, extra-sharp cheddar, reduced-fat mozzarella, and garam masala, and stir to combine into a creamy macaroni-and-cheese mixture.

8. 8

   Finish with chopped cilantro and green onions before serving.

Notes

The source does not specify the slow-cooker temperature beyond the High and Low settings, nor does it provide a separate final heating or resting time after the pasta, dairy, and cheeses are added. Per-serving nutrition stated by the source: 545 calories, 42 g protein, 58 g carbohydrates, and 17 g fat.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• slow-cooked
• high-protein
• meal-prep
• fusion
• comfort-food
• chicken
• pasta