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High Protein Honey Garlic Butter Chicken with Mac & Cheese
Dinner

High Protein Honey Garlic Butter Chicken with Mac & Cheese

Serves 4 Dinner

A go-to recipe from my personal kitchen notebook β€” structured for clarity so it’s easy to cook from your laptop, tablet, or phone.

Category

Dinner

Servings

4

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Ingredients

  • 3 chicken breasts
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 2 tsp salt
  • Β½ tsp black pepper
  • 3 tbsp avocado oil
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • Β½ cup grated mozzarella
  • Β½ cup grated cheddar cheese
  • 12 oz elbow macaroni
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp salt
  • Β½ tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    Marinate chicken with olive oil, garlic, smoked paprika, garlic powder, parsley, salt, and black pepper for 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Heat skillet, cook chicken for 10-15 minutes.

  3. 3

    Stir in butter, honey, and parsley.

  4. 4

    In same skillet, cook garlic for 2-3 minutes, add heavy cream, stir in mozzarella, cheddar, and spices.

  5. 5

    Cook macaroni al dente, drain, and mix into sauce.

  6. 6

    Let simmer 5 minutes.

  7. 7

    Divide into containers for meal prep or serve immediately.