High Protein Chicken Tikka Masala
520 Cals | 48P | 55C | 12F
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Welcome to the 32nd edition of the Stealth Health Meal Prep Weekly!
This is the best high protein chicken Tikka Masala you’ll find… better tasting than takeout, but packing 48g of protein in a 520 Calorie serving — including the rice.
This recipe is the perfect example of one of my core philosophies - high protein and macro-balanced cooking isn’t about using exclusively low calorie, fat free ingredients, and you don’t need to entirely avoid calorie dense, high fat ingredients either.
In this recipe I use ghee, heavy cream, and even 5% Greek yogurt (instead of 0% or fat free ) - yet the recipe still comes out to 48g of Protein and only 12g of fat per serving.
The “Stealth Health” approach is really just re-calibrating the way you cook; it’s about finding the minimum viable dose of calorie dense ingredients to maintain the indulgent flavor you expect, without making a dish that is so calorie dense that you can’t eat it on a daily basis.
That’s what is happening in this recipe - the proportions of ingredients are just slightly adapted from a “normal” tikka masala recipe.
More chicken breast, less oil/butter, less cream, and a balanced portion of rice on the side. The more you cook this way, the more you realize almost any dish in the world can be adapted to fit your needs without sacrificing flavor 🤝
Full recipe below!
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