# Crispy McBacon Light

A lightened-up version of the Crispy McBacon made as a panino in a pan, designed to be lower in calories and higher in protein.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 370 gr farina 00
- 370 gr yogurt greco
- 2 gr sale
- 10 ml olio evo
- 6 gr lievito istantaneo
- 2 cetriolini
- 60 gr maionese light
- 90 gr yogurt greco
- 1 gr sale
- paprika dolce
- aglio in polvere
- 1 cucchiaino estratto di carne o dado
- 30 gr concentrato di pomodoro
- 20 gr senape
- macinato magrissimo (manzo magro)
- cipolla bianca tagliata
- brodo di carne
- formaggio proteico light

## Instructions

1. Mix the ingredients for the base (flour, salt, instant yeast, oil, Greek yogurt) with a spoon, sifting the yeast.
2. Knead the mixture by hand for 10 minutes until a dough ball is formed.
3. Let the dough rest covered with cling film for half an hour.
4. Divide the dough into 8 balls.
5. Flatten each ball with a floured rolling pin to form a thin circle.
6. For the sauce, chop the pickles and mix all sauce ingredients (pickles, light mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, salt, sweet paprika, garlic powder, meat extract or stock cube, tomato paste, mustard) in a bowl.
7. Put a drizzle of oil in a pan and cook the very lean minced meat over high heat to form a crust.
8. Add the chopped onion and broth, then cook over medium heat until it dries out but does not become too dry.
9. Turn off the heat, add the sauce to the meat, and mix well.
10. Fill the center of the panini with the meat mixture.
11. Add the protein light cheese.
12. Close all sides of the panini.
13. Heat a pan and cook the panini over medium heat with a lid.
14. Turn them occasionally.
15. When they are well cooked and golden, raise the flame to maximum for about 30 seconds to make them crispy, being careful not to burn them.
16. Before removing them from the heat, cook the sides as well.

## Equipment

- padella
- cucchiaio
- mattarello
- ciotola
- pellicola

## Tips

- The recipe is hypocaloric and perfect for a diet.
- Combine with a portion of vegetables to increase meal volume.
- For crispy panini, increase flame to maximum for about 30 seconds at the end of cooking, being careful not to burn them.
- Cook panini with a lid.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTOAU_DDGO8/?igsh=cjZjc2ppZGF5dzJw
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3637cab5-a57a-4261-83ad-99dcaa5555e3
- Extracted: 2026-01-07

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