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Chili Mac & Cheese Bowls

Chili Mac & Cheese Bowls are an easy meal prep recipe filled with pasta, ground turkey, cheeses, and delicious flavors in perfectly proportioned containers. These are great for on the go or a quick meal at home.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: 10 ingredients or Less, Lunch/Dinner Recipes, Macro Friendly Recipes, Meal Prep, Recipes
Cuisine: American
Diet: Low Calorie
Servings: 5 bowls
Author: Krista Pool

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.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 466kcal | Carbohydrates: 45.5g | Protein: 38.8g | Fat: 12.8g | Fiber: 3g