Upside Down Mac And Cheese Pie With Bacon (Gluten-Free)
- Prep Time:
- 15 min
- Cooking Time:
- 45 min
- Serves:
- 6
Ingredients
8 oz. small gluten-free pasta, such as macaroni, penne or fusilli
6 GF bacon strips
2 cups half and half cream
1 cup grated Gruyere cheese or other good melting cheese
1 Tbsp. Tapioca starch
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp. Pure sea salt and GF ground black pepper to taste
1 Tbsp. butter
1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
2 large eggs, whisked
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
Garnish: fresh basil, parsley or chives (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F
- Cook pasta per package directions until al dente. (cooked but firm to bite) Drain the pasta and reserve 1 cup of pasta water. Set aside
- While the pasta is cooking, place bacon strips on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, and baked until lightly crispy
- Brush an 8-inch pie dish with some of the bacon fat, then evenly layer the dish with cooked bacon strips
- In a small pan heat butter until lightly brown. Stir in tomatoes, basil and season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat. Set aside
- In a medium saucepan whisk together cream, Gruyere cheese, tapioca starch, garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat until the sauce starts to thicken, about 5 minutes. Stir in pasta, and reserved pasta water. Then add tomatoes and parmesan cheese and then the eggs. Stir to combine.
- Transfer pasta into the bacon lined pie dish and bake for 30 - 35 minutes, until golden. Rest for 10 minutes, then loosen the edges with a sharp knife and invert onto a plate. Garnish with fresh herbs or chives


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