Eat Skinny Be Skinny: Bacon Mac N Cheese
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If you’ve kept up with me on here, you know by now I love macaroni and cheese and since my adventures into the cooking world, I’ve found some delicious low-calorie and low-fat alternatives to my once beloved Velveeta. As with the rest of my life, I tend to bore easily, so this time around, I wanted to add something different to this batch, just to give it a totally different flavor. To satisfy my fickle taste buds, I found a recipe that has bacon, onions and hot sauce in it! Sound too weird to be good? Trust me folks, it’s delicious! I added another 1/2 tsp of hot sauce and 1 cup of fat free ricotta cheese for a cheesier and creamier flavor. To keep the recipe even lower in fat, substitute turkey bacon instead of the regular!
Bacon Macaroni and Cheese
Ingriedients
- 1/4 teaspoons salt, divided
- 12 ounces penne pasta
- 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups skim milk, divided
- 2 cups finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 cup of fat free ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
- 1 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 slices center-cut turkey bacon, cooked and crumbled
- Cooking spray
- 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs, divided
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- Bring 6 quarts water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil. Add pasta; cook 8 minutes or until al dente; drain
- Combine flour and 1/2 cup milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Gradually add 1 cup milk; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; let stand 4 minutes or until it cools to 155°
- Stir in 1 1/2 cups cheese
- Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, onions, hot sauce, pepper, and bacon; stir
- Add pasta; toss
- Spoon into a 2-quart broiler-safe dish coated with cooking spray; top with 1/2 cup cheese and breadcrumbs [spoon and cover entire width of pan]
- Bake for 20-23 minutes
Nutritional Information [per cup serving]: 375 calories, 11.8 grams of fat, 20 grams of protein, 2 grams of fiber and 44 m.g. of cholesterol
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