Bacon Mac and Cheese (Paleo, AIP, Dairy-free)

Name: Bacon Mac and Cheese (Paleo, AIP, Dairy-free)
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Water; 1/4 cup Arrowroot Powder (or Tapioca Starch); 1.5 cups Coconut Milk ((or Tigernut Milk or Sweet Potato Milk for coconut-free AIP) or dairy-free milk of choice if not on AIP ); 1/3 cup Nutritional Yeast; 2 tbsp Coconut Oil (or Avocado Oil or Olive Oil); 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar (or White Wine Vinegar); 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric; 1/8 tsp Mace (or Nutmeg if not on AIP); 1 tsp Sea Salt; 4 slices bacon; 4 oz gluten free elbow pasta

5 steps

Cook:15min

The ultimate comfort food – gooey, warm, and filling – this Bacon Mac and Cheese is cozy and delightful. No need to worry about triggering a flare though if you can't have dairy – this one is dairy-free! Also Paleo and AIP friendly.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:46:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1122.9 kcal (56%)

Total Fat80.2 g (115%)

Carbs73.8 g (28%)

Sugars8.1 g (9%)

Protein32.7 g (65%)

Sodium1519.5 mg (76%)

Fiber12.4 g (44%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

FOR THE CHEESE SAUCES

½ cupwater

¼ cupArrowroot Powder

or Tapioca Starch

1 ½ cupsCoconut Milk

or Tigernut Milk or Sweet Potato Milk for coconut-free AIP, or dairy-free milk of choice if not on AIP

⅓ cupnutritional yeast

2 TbspCoconut Oil

or Avocado Oil or Olive Oil

1 tspApple Cider Vinegar

or White Wine Vinegar

½ tspgarlic powder

½ tspturmeric

⅛ tspMace

or Nutmeg if not on AIP

1 tspsea salt

OTHER

4slices bacon

4 ozgluten free elbow pasta

Instructions

Step 1

Cook the bacon in a pan until done, set aside.

Step 2

Put a pot of water on to boil, then cook the pasta according to the package directions.

Step 3

Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, whisk together the water and arrowroot. Then whisk in the remaining sauce ingredients.

Step 4

While whisking constantly, bring the sauce mixture to a boil over medium heat. It will thicken noticeably once hot – continuing whisking for another 1-2 minutes, then remove from the heat.

Step 5

Drain the pasta, finely chop up the bacon, and add the pasta and bacon to the pan with the sauce. Mix together and serve warm. (Option: reserve a bit of the bacon to sprinkle on top)

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