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High Protein Chicken Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese

Name: High Protein Chicken Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese
Ingredients: 700 g chicken breast, boneless skinless, raw; 80 g BBQ sauce, sugar free, as sold; 320 g pasta, dry (uncooked); 428 g evaporated milk, fat free, canned; 4.6 g ranch seasoning & 1.5 tsp smoked paprika, dry; 100 g cream cheese, light (low fat), as sold; 100 g cheddar/colby cheese, low fat shredded, as sold; 100 g turkey bacon, raw; 250 g Greek yogurt, plain, low fat 2%, as sold; 120 g mayonnaise, light, as sold; 120 g butter, light, as sold; 3.8 g fresh dill, raw; 3.8 g fresh chives, raw; 3.1 g garlic powder, dry; 0.5 g salt, dry; 10 g lemon juice, as sold

1024 kcal77.7 g protein83.1 g carbs40.8 g fat4 servings

Ingredients (raw weights)

700 g chicken breast, boneless skinless, raw
80 g BBQ sauce, sugar free, as sold
320 g pasta, dry (uncooked)
428 g evaporated milk, fat free, canned
4.6 g ranch seasoning & 1.5 tsp smoked paprika, dry
100 g cream cheese, light (low fat), as sold
100 g cheddar/colby cheese, low fat shredded, as sold
100 g turkey bacon, raw
250 g Greek yogurt, plain, low fat 2%, as sold
120 g mayonnaise, light, as sold
120 g butter, light, as sold
3.8 g fresh dill, raw
3.8 g fresh chives, raw
3.1 g garlic powder, dry
0.5 g salt, dry
10 g lemon juice, as sold

Steps

To make the ranch sauce, add all of the ingredients listed in the caption into a bowl, mix it, and set it in the fridge.
Grab the diced chicken breast, add ranch seasoning and smoked paprika, and mix it well.
Cook the chicken on medium to high heat for four minutes on each side.
Once cooked, add a little bit of low sugar barbecue sauce, mix it well, and set it aside.
Start cooking the pasta according to package instructions.
In the same pan, add fat free evaporated milk, more ranch seasoning, smoked paprika, and light cream cheese, and mix until melted.
Once melted, add low fat grated cheddar cheese and keep mixing until smooth and creamy.
Add the cooked and drained pasta along with the cooked and diced bacon bits, and mix well.
Divide the chicken and mac and cheese into four equal servings, topping each with 30 grams of ranch sauce, and enjoy.

Recipe by @_aussiefitness · original post. Creator states 653 kcal and 69 g protein per serving.

Macros per serving calculated from USDA FoodData Central using raw weights. Serving ≈ 632 g cooked (estimated – replace with your own weighed number). Log by weight: (your portion g ÷ total cooked batch g) × 4 servings.