macaroni and cheese with bacon – (reduced fat version)

Name: Macaroni and Cheese with Bacon – (reduced fat version)
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) macaroni, elbow; 1 stick(s) butter; 3 tablespoon(s) flour; 1 tablespoon(s) dry mustard; 3 cup(s) fat free milk; 4 cup(s) sargento shredded reduced fat mexican mix cheese or sharp cheddar; 1 pound(s) turkey bacon - cooked and cut up; 1 tablespoon(s) tastefully simple onion onion; 1 teaspoon(s) pepper; 1/2 cup(s) italian bread crumbs

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Judy Wisniewski

Pennsauken, NJ

Updated on Sep 8, 2011

We love baked mac & cheese; everything is better with bacon:) I figured let's try them together however, I needed to take out some of the fat. I came up with this yummy dish it was a hit, I served it with baked chicken and a salad, delish.

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method Stove Top

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 pound macaroni, elbow
1 stick butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon dry mustard
3 cups fat free milk
4 cups sargento shredded reduced fat mexican mix cheese or sharp cheddar
1 pound turkey bacon - cooked and cut up
1 tablespoon tastefully simple onion onion
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup italian bread crumbs

How To Make macaroni and cheese with bacon – (reduced fat version)

Step 1

Cook pasta for approx 6 mins, do not over cook, strain and leave in colander

Step 2

Melt butter in a pot, add flour and dry mustard, whisk until smooth
Step 3

Slowly add milk whisking out the lumps
Step 4

Add the cheeses and stir until melted
Step 5

Stir in pepper,onion onion,and bacon,
Step 6

Return macaroni to the pot of cheese mixture and mix well
Step 7

Pour macaroni mixture into a 3 qt oven proof bowl
Step 8

Top with the bread crumbs
Step 9

Cover bake for 14 mins, remove lid and bake additional 10 mins or until brown and bubbly, remove from oven and ENJOY!!
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