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High Protein Butter Chicken Pasta
A high-protein butter chicken pasta with a creamy blended sauce made from canned tomatoes, cashew nuts, fat-free yogurt, and aromatic Indian spices, combined with golden-brown chicken and cooked pasta. A fusion of Indian butter chicken flavors with comforting pasta, great for meal prep.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 300 g pasta (cooked)
chicken
- 500 g chicken breast (diced)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 60 g fat-free yogurt
garnish
- 1 handful fresh coriander (chopped)
sauce
- 1 tbsp light butter
- 1 whole onion (sliced)
- 400 g canned tomatoes
- 30 g cashew nuts
- 100 g fat-free yogurt
- 50 ml pasta water
Steps
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1Slice chicken into cubes, then add the seasoning mix (as shown on screen), followed by lemon juice and fat-free yogurt. Mix well and marinate.~5 min
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2Add light butter to a pan with sliced onion. Cook for 5 minutes.~5 min
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3Add canned tomatoes with the same spices, cashew nuts, and fat-free yogurt. Mix well.~3 min
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4Transfer to a blender with pasta water. Blend until completely smooth.~2 min
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5Back to the pan, cook the chicken for 8 minutes until golden brown.~8 min
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6Add the sauce and the cooked pasta. Mix well, then garnish with fresh coriander. Distribute into four equal servings and enjoy.
Nutrition (per serving)
480
Calories
42g
Protein
48g
Carbs
10g
Fat
4g
Fiber
Cultural Context
Butter chicken (murgh makhani) is a classic North Indian dish known for its rich, creamy tomato-based sauce. This fitness version replaces heavy cream with fat-free yogurt and cashews to achieve the same luxurious texture with much fewer calories.
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