How To Make Macaroni and Cheese with Veggie Bacon
This loaded macaroni and cheese dish is packed with plant-based savory bacon, two cheeses, and tender elbow pasta, for a richly cream meal!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 8slicesMorningstar Farms® Veggie Bacon Strips
- 8ozdried elbow macaroni
- 2tbspbutter,or margarine
- 2tbspall purpose flour
- ¼tsppepper
- 1tspdry mustard
- 2cupshalf and half,or milk, fat free
- 6ozAmerican cheese
- 1cupsharp cheddar cheese,shredded
- 2tbspfresh parsley,chopped
Instructions
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Cook the Morningstar Farms® Veggie Bacon Strips according to package directions.
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Set 2 slices aside. Break remaining bacon strips into bite-size pieces. Set aside.
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Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain. Rinse with cold water, and drain well. Set aside.
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In medium saucepan, melt the butter. Stir in flour, pepper, and mustard. Stir in the half-and-half.
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Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat.
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Stir in American and Cheddar cheeses until melted. Add macaroni and bacon pieces; mix well.
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Spoon into ungreased 8x8x 2-inch baking dish.
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In small bowl, crumble the reserved bacon strips. Stir in parsley. Sprinkle over the macaroni mixture.
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Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes or until bubbling around edges.
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Let stand for 10 minutes.
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Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition
- Calories:Â 476.53kcal
- Fat:Â 32.68g
- Saturated Fat:Â 16.56g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.35g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 10.84g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2.82g
- Carbohydrates:Â 27.81g
- Fiber:Â 1.04g
- Sugar:Â 3.73g
- Protein:Â 17.63g
- Cholesterol:Â 79.60mg
- Sodium:Â 531.15mg
- Calcium:Â 291.50mg
- Potassium:Â 300.27mg
- Iron:Â 0.92mg
- Vitamin A: 133.58µg
- Vitamin C:Â 1.83mg
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