Carton Smart
The recipe Carton Smart can be made in roughly 1 hour and 55 minutes. One portion of this dish contains around 33g of protein, 35g of fat, and a total of 772 calories. This recipe serves 5 and costs $2.5 per serving. This recipe from Rachel Cooks has 104 fans. It works well as a main course. Head to the store and pick up cayenne pepper, yellow onions, nutmeg, and a few other things to make it today. Overall, this recipe earns an outstanding spoonacular score of 90%. Rich and Hearty Curried Pumpkin Soup – and a look at Carton Smart, Smart Cookie Saturday, and Smart crab linguine are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 5
Preparation duration: 60 minutes
Cooking duration: 55 minutes
Ingredients:
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup chicken stock
8 ounces extra sharp cheddar cheese, grated or cut into small pieces
3 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
13 ounces whole wheat macaroni
1 teaspoon dried mustard
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1/4 cup grated pecorino cheese
pepper to taste
1 16 ounce Tetra Pak container of Pacific Foods Organic Pumpkin Puree
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups skim milk
4 ounces thick-cut bacon (4-5 slices)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced
Equipment:
baking sheet
aluminum foil
oven
paper towels
frying pan
bowl
whisk
pot
casserole dish
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with foil and place bacon slices in a single layer on lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until crispy. Remove from oven and place on a paper towel to cool and remove grease. When cool, chop into bite-size pieces.Meanwhile in a large, deep skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the extra virgin olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onions and 1/4 teaspoon salt and saute until onions begin to soften, or about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium low and continue to cook until caramelized and brown in color, at least 30 minutes or up to an hour. When finished caramelizing, place in a bowl and set aside.In the same pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute, whisking continuously. While whisking, add stock, milk, and pumpkin, nutmeg, cayenne, and dried mustard. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to medium and simmer until slightly thickened, 5-8 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cheddar cheese until melted. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta as directed on package. Drain pasta and return to pan. Pour cheese sauce over pasta and fold in onions and chopped bacon. Spray a 2-quart casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Pour pasta into this dish. In a small bowl, combine pecorino cheese, Panko breadcrumbs and 1 teaspoon olive oil until everything is well coated with oil. Sprinkle evenly over the pasta. Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. Remove foil and cook for another 35 minutes or until golden brown on top. Let rest 5 minutes prior to serving.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with foil and place bacon slices in a single layer on lined baking sheet.
2. Bake for 20 minutes or until crispy.
3. Remove from oven and place on a paper towel to cool and remove grease. When cool, chop into bite-size pieces.Meanwhile in a large, deep skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the extra virgin olive oil over medium-high heat.
4. Add onions and 1/4 teaspoon salt and saute until onions begin to soften, or about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium low and continue to cook until caramelized and brown in color, at least 30 minutes or up to an hour. When finished caramelizing, place in a bowl and set aside.In the same pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter.
5. Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute, whisking continuously. While whisking, add stock, milk, and pumpkin, nutmeg, cayenne, and dried mustard. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to medium and simmer until slightly thickened, 5-8 minutes.
6. Remove from heat and stir in cheddar cheese until melted. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta as directed on package.
7. Drain pasta and return to pan.
8. Pour cheese sauce over pasta and fold in onions and chopped bacon. Spray a 2-quart casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
9. Pour pasta into this dish. In a small bowl, combine pecorino cheese, Panko breadcrumbs and 1 teaspoon olive oil until everything is well coated with oil. Sprinkle evenly over the pasta. Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
10. Remove foil and cook for another 35 minutes or until golden brown on top.
11. Let rest 5 minutes prior to serving.
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