BAHAMIAN BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE | BAHAMIAN COOKING

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, while evaporated milk is often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine is a more affordable fat.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Sriracha offers similar heat, while ketchup is a budget-friendly alternative.

Boil water in a large pot and add elbow macaroni, cooking until soft.

Add half a stick of butter to the pot with the macaroni and mix until melted.

Chop and add red, green, and yellow bell peppers to the pot, mixing everything together.

Turn the stove down to low heat and mix the ingredients in the pot.

Add a mixture of garlic salt and onion powder to the pot as a seasoning.

Pour in half a tin of carnation evaporated milk and mix well.

Add three packets of cream sauce to the mixture and stir until combined.

Crack and add four large eggs to the mixture and mix thoroughly.

Grease a foil baking pan with cooking spray.

Pour the macaroni mixture into the greased pan, ensuring it's evenly distributed.

Top the mixture with shredded sharp cheddar cheese and sprinkle paprika on top.

Bake in the oven for about 15-20 minutes until done.

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