Chili Mac & Cheese Bowls
on Jan 05, 2025, Updated Nov 08, 2025
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Today’s meal prep recipe is inspired by my well loved Skinny One Pot Chili Mac & Cheese, but perfectly portioned into individual servings. When I started making and posting meal prep recipes, I knew I needed to make this one work for meal prep glass bowls so it’s easy to take on the go or have ready for a quick lunch at home. These Chili Mac & Cheese Bowls are filled with pasta, cheese, and delicious flavors that you’re going to love.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION / MACROS
Makes: 5 bowls
Serving size: 1 bowl
Calories: 466
Macros: 38.8p / 45.5c / 12.8f (3 fiber / 8 fiber with whole wheat pasta)
Search the food database in the MyFitnessPal or MacrosFirst apps by looking up Stay Fit Mom Chili Mac & Cheese Bowls to add it to your food diary.
Ingredients
- Pasta noodles
- Water
- Lean ground turkey (99/1)
- Diced onion
- Salt & pepper
- Tomato sauce
- Diced green chiles
- Taco seasoning
- 1/3 less fat cream cheese
- Reduced-fat Mexican shredded cheese
Recipe Tip
- You can easily sneak some diced up veggies or spinach into this one! Just place right on top before baking.
- In my original skinny one pot chili mac & cheese recipe I used whole wheat pasta. This is a great idea if you want to increase the fiber. The macros for whole where are very similar, but will boost the fiber to almost 8 grams! I’ll add this to the apps with both versions for ya!
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MEAL PREP SUPPLIES USED
4 cup glass bowls – Make sure the bowls you’re purchasing are oven safe. They will say that on the label if purchasing in store.
Half size sheet pan – This is the perfect size pan for this size of glass bowls. Using a sheet pan makes it easier to transfer your 5 bowls in and out of the oven.
STORING INSTRUCTIONS
Let your Chili Mac & Cheese Bowls cool completely and then cover tightly with lids and store in the fridge for up to 5 days.
REHEATING INSTRUCTIONS
When you’re ready for to eat, just put your Chili Mac & Cheese Bowls in the microwave for 2-3 minutes or until heated through. If you have more time on your hands, you can warm them in the oven at 350º for 10-12 minutes.
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Chili Mac & Cheese Bowls
Equipment
Ingredients
- 10 ounces pasta noodles, uncooked (about 2 & 1/2 cups)
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 pound lean ground turkey, 99/1
- 2 tablespoons diced onion
- pinch of salt & pepper
- 10 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 5 teaspoons diced green chiles
- 2 1/2 teaspoons taco seasoning
- 5 ounces 1/3 less fat cream cheese
- 5 ounces reduced-fat Mexican shredded cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and arrange 5 oven safe containers on a cookie sheet. Place 2 ounces of uncooked pasta noodles (just under 1/2 cup) in each bowl.
- Bring 2 & 1/2 cups of water to a boil. Pour 1/2 water in each bowl right over the pasta noodles. These will soak while you prepare the turkey.
- In a pan over medium high heat, begin cooking the ground turkey and onions. Season with some salt & pepper. Strain any excess grease and set aside.
- To each bowl add 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce, 1 teaspoon green chiles, 1/2 teaspoon taco seasoning, 1/5 of the cooked ground turkey (about 1/2 cup), and 1 ounce of cream cheese. Stir well and place in the oven uncovered for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and stir in 1 ounce of the shredded cheese to each bowl.
- Let cool before covering with lids and placing in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave 2-3 minutes.
Notes
- You can easily sneak some diced up veggies or spinach into this one! Just place right on top before baking.
- In my original skinny one pot chili mac & cheese recipe I used whole wheat pasta. This is a great idea if you want to increase the fiber. The macros for whole where are very similar, but will boost the fiber to almost 8 grams! I’ll add this to the apps with both versions for ya!
- Search the MyFitnessPal or MacrosFirst app food databases for Stay Fit Mom Chili Mac & Cheese Bowls to log it in your food diary.
For equipment you mention 4 glass bowls but in the instructions for cooking it says 5 bowls will be needed. I have noticed this with many of your recipes. Can you explain please, thank you!
Hi Charlotte! I use 5 (4 cup) glass bowls in all the meal prep recipes. Sorry, the recipe card is just stating that the size is “4 cup”.