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Grown Up Mac and Cheese is for Dinner.

Grown Up Mac and Cheese takes 45 minutes to prepare.

Grown Up Mac and Cheese takes 25 minutes to cook.

Grown Up Mac and Cheese makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Grown Up Mac and Cheese are:

4 slices Bacon
2 tbsp flour
2 cups milk
8oz shredded cheddar
4 oz shredded irish cheddar
1 box Dreamfields low carb pasta (ritoni or penne)
1 tbsp bacon drippings
1 cup panko bread crumbs
Chives for garnish if desired.

Here is how you make Grown Up Mac and Cheese:

1. Cook pasta 7 minutes and drain, allowing pasta to be still a bit firm.2. Meanwhile, fry up bacon until brown and crisp. Transfer to paper towels to drain, then roughly chop. Reserve 1 tbsp of fat.3. Pour fat into medium saucepan. Add flour and whisk over medium heat. Pour in milk 1/4 cup at a time, whisking well after each addition (it will be very thick at first) until incorporated and smooth. Add cheeses in 3 batches, whisking continually and making sure each batch is mostly melted before adding the next. Add chopped bacon to cheese sauce and stir to incorporate.4. Drain pasta and add to a casserole dish. Stir in cheese sauce.5. Cover pasta with panko. Cover with foil or a lid. Place into a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes. Remove cover and turn oven to broil. Lightly toast panko. Remove and garnish with chives if desired. Let cool to set, then scoop out in 1 cup portions.Serving Size: 1 cupNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHERYLSMAY.

The nutritional information for Grown Up Mac and Cheese is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 343.2

• Total Fat: 12.3 g
• Cholesterol: 35.5 mg
• Sodium: 315.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 44.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.3 g
• Protein: 16.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Grown Up Mac and Cheese is Low Carb