Butter Chicken Mac and Cheese

Name: Butter Chicken Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 lb short pasta; 2 boneless chicken thighs, cubed; 1 can crushed tomatoes; 1 cup heavy cream; 3 tbsp butter; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp garam masala; 1 tsp smoked paprika; ½ cup parmesan, grated; fresh cilantro to garnish

The ultimate Indo-American fusion — a butter chicken sauce standing in for cheese sauce over pasta. Blending the simmered tomato and spice base completely smooth before the cream goes in is what gives this sauce its signature velvety texture, closer to a proper butter chicken than a chunky pasta sauce.

Total time

50 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Indian

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Ingredients

1 lbshort pasta

2boneless chicken thighs, cubed

1 cancrushed tomatoes

1 cupheavy cream

3 tbspbutter

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic

1 tbspgaram masala

1 tspsmoked paprika

½ cupparmesan, grated

fresh cilantroto garnish

Instructions

Brown chicken in butter; remove. Sauté onion and garlic; add spices.

Add tomatoes; simmer 15 minutes. Blend smooth. Stir in cream.

Return chicken; simmer 10 minutes.

Cook pasta al dente; toss with butter chicken sauce and parmesan.

Garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

577

Protein

28g

Fat

47.9g

Carbs

9.9g

Fiber

1.6g

Sodium

935mg

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