Quick and Simple Meal Ideas for Busy Moms – Bacon Mac n Cheese

The recipe Quick and Simple Meal Ideas for Busy Moms – Bacon Mac n Cheese could satisfy your American craving in approximately 30 minutes. For 91 cents per serving, you get a main course that serves 6. One serving contains 323 calories, 19g of protein, and 17g of fat. It is brought to you by Confessions of an Over Worked Mom. 206 people were impressed by this recipe. Head to the store and pick up real bacon pieces, sharp cheddar cheese, pasta, and a few other things to make it today. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 39%. This score is rather bad. Similar recipes include A Quick Chicken and Rice Meal for Busy Nights!, Jalapeño Bacon Quinoa Mac n’ Cheese + Ancient Harvest Modern Meal Cook-Off, and Ham and Cheese Biscuit Panini PLUS More Quick Dinner Ideas.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 oz American cheese loaf, shredded (1/2 cup)

½ cup milk

3 cups pasta

1 bag (2.5 oz) cooked real bacon pieces or bits

1½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

¼ tsp chopped garlic in water

Equipment:

sauce pan

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

Heat oven to 400F. Spray 2 quart casserole with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.In 3 quart saucepan, heat Recipe Starters cooking sauce, milk and garlic to boiling. Remove from heat. Stir in cheeses until melted. Stir in pasta, bacon and bell pepper. Spoon into casserole.Bake uncovered 20 minutes or until edges are bubbly. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat oven to 400F. Spray 2 quart casserole with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.In 3 quart saucepan, heat Recipe Starters cooking sauce, milk and garlic to boiling.

2. Remove from heat. Stir in cheeses until melted. Stir in pasta, bacon and bell pepper. Spoon into casserole.

3. Bake uncovered 20 minutes or until edges are bubbly. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.


Nutrition Information:

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323k Calories
18g Protein
16g Total Fat
24g Carbs
3% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
323k
16%

Fat
16g
26%

  Saturated Fat
10g
64%

Carbohydrates
24g
8%

  Sugar
2g
2%

Cholesterol
60mg
20%

Sodium
735mg
32%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
18g
38%

Selenium
26µg
37%

Calcium
354mg
35%

Phosphorus
293mg
29%

Manganese
0.28mg
14%

Zinc
1mg
11%

Vitamin B2
0.19mg
11%

Vitamin A
426IU
9%

Vitamin B12
0.5µg
8%

Magnesium
28mg
7%

Copper
0.11mg
5%

Potassium
136mg
4%

Vitamin B6
0.08mg
4%

Fiber
0.96g
4%

Vitamin B5
0.37mg
4%

Iron
0.66mg
4%

Vitamin D
0.5µg
3%

Folate
12µg
3%

Vitamin B1
0.05mg
3%

Vitamin B3
0.56mg
3%

Vitamin E
0.22mg
1%

Vitamin K
1µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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