Chipotle Chicken Mac & Cheese

Everyone loves a good mac & cheese. It's the ultimate comfort food and fills you with a satisfying taste. But conventional mac & cheese isn't the best for our nutrition goals as it's carb-heavy and lacks a solid amount of protein to balance it out.

Well, not anymore. This Chipotle Chicken Mac & Cheese from Razi Kahn is packed with protein and won't sacrifice any of the flavour of traditional mac & cheese. It's creamy, cheesy, protein-dense, and lower in calories. Let's check it out.

Servings:  3

Ingredients

• The Pasta:
• water (to boil)
• desired amount of salt
• 170 grams macaroni
• The Chicken:
• 400 grams chicken breast
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• Chipotle Cheese Sauce:
• 1 cup any milk
• 1/3 cup pasta water
• 1/4 cup light cream cheese
• 1/3 cup light mozzarella
• 1/4 cup chipotle peppers, finely chopped

Instructions

1. Boil the water, salt, and macaroni and stir for seven minutes.

2. Save 1/3 cup of the pasta water.

3. Take your chopped chicken breast and put it in a separate dish. Drizzle the chicken with the olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and chilli powder. Mix well.

4. Cook the chicken for six to seven minutes in a frying pan.

5. Take your frying pan and add the milk, pasta water, light cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, and chipotle peppers. Smear until thickened.

6. Mix in the macaroni and chicken. Enjoy!

7. Notes:

   • Top it off with optional cilantro or chili flakes for an extra kick in flavour
   • Make sure to cook the sauce on low heat and be patient so it lightly thickens and does not burn
   • Double this recipe to have 6 servings so you can enjoy it as a meal prep for the entire week!

calories	465
totalFat	10
totalCarbohydrates	48
protein	46

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