Sunday, August 10, 2008

Australian Macaroni, Cheese and Bacon Casserole

This is Mac & Cheese Aussie style.. A LOT LESS FAT and A LOT MORE FLAVOUR. One of my favourite meals mum made growing up. Works really well if you serve it with green peas.

INGREDIENTS:
125 grams Canadian Bacon (medium sized pieces)
1 onion (medium sized pieces)
2 cups cooked macaroni
2 cup grated tasty cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup undiluted condensed chicken soup (can)
1 cup crushed potato chips (50 gram packet)

METHOD:
1. Place bacon and onion in a shallow dish or pie plate.
2. Cook on HIGH for 3 to 4 minutes.
3. In a 2 litre casserole dish, place in layers - macaroni, bacon, onion and cheese in layers and then soup poured over the top (no cheese on top).
4. Top with crushed potato chips.
5. Cook on MEDIUM for 8 to 10 minutes.

Christy Holzworth

4 comments:

Mimi said...

Is it safe to assume that the macaroni is boiled first?

Christy Franklin said...

YES!! the macaroni is cooked first!! :o)

laurenthequeen said...

I made this last week and it was really yummy, but a little salty. I'm sure its in the translation of the recipe because I didn't add any salt at all. If you try this I would suggest using low sodium soup or diluting a little with something - maybe even both.

enrichment committee said...

I tried this again today and it was much less salty. I used the Healthy Request chicken soup and added about a 1/4 cup of milk, just until it was creamy.