Cheesy Chipotle Chicken Pasta
Smoky, creamy, and sneaky-fit.
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Slow-cooked chicken in a smoky-sweet chipotle sauce, folded into creamy cheese-slicked pasta. Tastes like the 1,200-calorie chain-restaurant bowl. Isn't.
Portion Matrix (Finished Dish: Chicken + Sauce + Pasta)
Cheesy Chipotle Chicken Pasta
26g (15g net) — total for the trackers, net for the low-carbers.
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Macros: USDA FoodData Central + Carbe Diem label (110 cal, 8g protein, 40g carbs / 24g fiber per 2 oz dry) • finished-dish weight • net carbs = total minus fiber.
The Numbers Up Front
Total Cooked Yield: ~81 oz / 2300 g finished dish
That's: eight 10 oz restaurant-size bowls
Default Portion: 10 oz / 283 g
✂️ Trim Trim Trim
Breast is the move here — the chipotle-adobo sauce brings so much richness that lean meat never reads as dry. Breast over untrimmed thighs saves ~30 calories and 8g of fat per portion, and the slow cooker guarantees it shreds juicy anyway.
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📊 Before & After(per 10 oz / 283 g)
| Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chain-Restaurant Chipotle Chicken Pasta | 560 | 24g | 30g | 48g |
| ⭐ Lo-Cal Hi-Pro Version | 295 | 31g | 5g | 43g (25g net) |
| You Saved / Gained | −265 cal | +7g protein | −25g fat | −23g net carbs |
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