Nicki's Naughty Macaroni Cheese
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 500g packet of Macaroni 1 litre of 2% low fat milk1 medium onion diced1 red pepper sliced1 green pepper sliced1 250g pack of bacon (with minimal fat)100g corn flour (Maizena in SA)1 cup grated cheddar cheese2 tsp finely chopped garlicsalt & pepper1 tsp mixed dried herbs
You'll need a 25 x 35cm rectangular oven proof dish, a non-stick pan and medium sided saucepan.
Put Macaroni on to boil in saucepan till al dente.
Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
In hot pan, sprayed with Spray & Cook, fry bacon till crispy. Remove bacon from pan and slice/shred and drain on kitchen towel (if using oil). In same pan fry onion and peppers with chopped garlic. Stir-fry until soft. Add in bacon and mix.
Drain pasta. In same pasta saucepan mix some milk with the corn flour. Place on heat and stir with whisk for one minute until bubbling. Remove saucepan from heat and mix in the remainder of the milk. Place back on heat and stir until boiling.
Season to taste. (You can add some of the cheese at this stage to make the sauce a darker colour and to add flavour).
Place half the pasta in the rectangular dish, then all the vegetables and bacon. Pour half the sauce over. You can mix this in if you think the pasta is too dry. Then top with last of the pasta and remainder of sauce. Top with grated cheese.
Place in oven for 30 minutes and serve with a green salad.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NICKIF.
Put Macaroni on to boil in saucepan till al dente.
Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
In hot pan, sprayed with Spray & Cook, fry bacon till crispy. Remove bacon from pan and slice/shred and drain on kitchen towel (if using oil). In same pan fry onion and peppers with chopped garlic. Stir-fry until soft. Add in bacon and mix.
Drain pasta. In same pasta saucepan mix some milk with the corn flour. Place on heat and stir with whisk for one minute until bubbling. Remove saucepan from heat and mix in the remainder of the milk. Place back on heat and stir until boiling.
Season to taste. (You can add some of the cheese at this stage to make the sauce a darker colour and to add flavour).
Place half the pasta in the rectangular dish, then all the vegetables and bacon. Pour half the sauce over. You can mix this in if you think the pasta is too dry. Then top with last of the pasta and remainder of sauce. Top with grated cheese.
Place in oven for 30 minutes and serve with a green salad.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NICKIF.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 583.7
- Total Fat: 23.8 g
- Cholesterol: 51.2 mg
- Sodium: 655.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 55.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
- Protein: 25.2 g
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