Beef / Pork

The Pampered Chef BLT Mac and Cheese is for Dinner.

The Pampered Chef BLT Mac and Cheese takes 12 minutes to prepare.

The Pampered Chef BLT Mac and Cheese takes 12 minutes to cook.

The Pampered Chef BLT Mac and Cheese makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for The Pampered Chef BLT Mac and Cheese are:

5 cups Water
8 slices of Bacon
4 oz Sharp white Cheddar Cheese
1 oz Parmesan Cheese
4 oz Cream Cheese
1 lb uncooked Pasta
1 tsp Salt
.5 tsp Coarsely Ground Black Pepper
1 Large Leek (white and Green portions only)
3 large plum tomatoes

Here is how you make The Pampered Chef BLT Mac and Cheese:

1. Boil water in 8 qt stock pot.2. meanwhile slice bacon crosswise into thin strips. place into 10 in skillet; cook over medium-high heat 8-10 minutes or until crisp remove bacon from skillet to paper towel lined plate.3. as bacon cooks, grate cheddar and parmesan cheeses. add pasta, cream cheese ,grated cheeses, salt and pepper to boiling water in stoke pot. cover and simmer vigorously 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.4. as pasta mixture cooks slice leek in half lengthwise then crosswise into 1/2 in. slices. place into small batter bowl and swish in cold water to remove dirt; lift leeks out of water and stir into pasta mixture. cook uncovered, 5-7 minutes or until pasta is cooked to desired tenderness and sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally.5. meanwhile, cut tomatoes in half lengthwise using tomatoe knife; remove cores and scrape out seeds. dice tomatoes; reserve 1/4 cup for garnish. remove stock pot from heat; stir in remaining tomates and half of the bacon. spoon pasta mixture into serving bowl and garnish with reserved tomatoes and rest of bacon serve immediately.Serving Size: makes 6 servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NHAUBLAT3.

The nutritional information for The Pampered Chef BLT Mac and Cheese is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 411.8

• Total Fat: 7.2 g
• Cholesterol: 12.4 mg
• Sodium: 727.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 70.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
• Protein: 16.9 g