@alexskitchenbangers: High protein comfort food at its best 🤤 Creamy chipotle mac & cheese topped with smoky chicken, melted spicy cheese and a drizzle of hot honey 🤌🏼 Save this one for your next comfort food dinner 🤍📌 Ingredients (serves 4): 400g chicken breast, diced
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp garlic granules
Salt
Black pepper
1-2 tsp chipotle paste
Olive oil spray
100ml chicken stock For the mac & cheese 1 tbsp tomato purée
1 tsp chipotle paste
260g dried macaroni
500ml semi-skimmed milk
400ml chicken stock
½ tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp garlic granules
Salt
Black pepper
50ml single cream
20g Parmesan, finely grated
50g spicy cheddar cheese @mexicana 
30g mozzarella, grated To serve 15g hot honey
Pinch of mild chilli flakes
Fresh parsley, chopped 💞Add the tomato purée and chipotle paste to a large deep pan over a medium heat & cook for 1 min, stirring regularly. 💞Add the pasta, milk, around 3/4 of the 400ml stock, paprika, garlic granules, salt & pepper. Bring to a gentle boil then reduce to a gentle simmer & cook for around 15 minutes, stirring regularly, until the macaroni is almost cooked. Use the extra stock if needed. 💞Add the cream and parmesan and stir to combine. Continue cooking gently until the macaroni is tender. 💞Add the chicken to a pan & season with the smoked paprika, garlic granule, salt & pepper. Fry until cooked. 💞Add the cheese to the pasta & cover. Leave for a couple of mins until the cheese has melted. 💞Add the chipotle paste and 100ml chicken stock to the cooked chicken. Stir until the chicken is coated in a saucy glaze. 💞Spoon the chipotle chicken over the mac and cheese. Drizzle over the hot honey, finish with parsley & chilli flakes. Calories per portion: 553 | Protein: 41.5g | Fat: 15.3g | Carbs: 61.8g • • _____ #highproteinrecipes #comfortfood #easydinnerrecipes #dinnerrecipes #macandcheese

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