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Healthier Bacon Potato Torte takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Healthier Bacon Potato Torte takes 45 minutes to cook.

Healthier Bacon Potato Torte makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Healthier Bacon Potato Torte are:

1 cup shredded Gruyere Cheese
2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 cups skim milk
2 tsp ground Thyme
3 sliced of bacon, cooked and crushed into small bits
? cup all-purpose flour
1 egg white
3 medium russet potatoes
1 pie crust (top and bottom)

Here is how you make Healthier Bacon Potato Torte:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.1. Crisp bacon until crispy, put aside on a papertowel and allow to cool. Once cool, crumble the bacon into little bits.Place the bottom crust in the pie pan. Peel and thinly slice the potatoes.2. In a small-medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour 1 tbsp at a time until the butter/flour mixture is bubbly. Add in milk 1/2 cup at a time (allow time for it to heat before adding the next cup), continue to whisk the mixture during this process. Add the grated gruyere cheese, continue to whisk until cheese is fully melted and incorporated. Place a layer of potatoes in the bottom of the pie crust, pour 1/3 of the cheese sauce over the potatoes and sprinkle with bacon bits. Continue until the potato layers are almost to the top. Cover with the other pie crust and fold over the sides. Cut small slits in the top of the pie for venting. Brush the egg whites on the top of the pie just before baking.Serving Size:?8 servings

The nutritional information for Healthier Bacon Potato Torte is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 278.6

• Total Fat: 14.6 g
• Cholesterol: 25.9 mg
• Sodium: 252.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 28.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
• Protein: 9.3 g