BACON MAC & CHEESE

Name: BACON MAC & CHEESE
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box of Cavatappi pasta (16oz); 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 3 tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 small onion, diced; 2 cup half and half; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 cup Carolina Joe's Grillin' Sauce or BBQ or Sauce of your choice; 1 tsp white pepper; 1 1 1/2 tsp. sea salt; 3 cup freshly grated smoked cheddar; 1 cup freshly grated cheddar cheese; 1/2 cup butter; 8 cooked bacon slices, chopped; 3/4 cup of breadcrumbs

CarolinaJoes @cook_2750684

BACON MAC & CHEESE

CarolinaJoes @cook_2750684

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Ingredients

30 mins

4 servings

1 boxof Cavatappi pasta (16oz)
1 tbspOlive Oil
3 tbspall-purpose flour
1 smallonion, diced
2 cuphalf and half
1 cupheavy cream
1 cupCarolina Joe's Grillin' Sauce or BBQ or Sauce of your choice
1 tspwhite pepper
11 1/2 tsp. sea salt
3 cupfreshly grated smoked cheddar
1 cupfreshly grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cupbutter
8cooked bacon slices, chopped
3/4 cupof breadcrumbs

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Steps

30 mins

1

Preheat oven to 350
2

Bring 1 gallon of salted water to a boil in a lager pot; add the pasta. Cook pasta about 8 minutes or until al dente. Drain; rinse with cold water and toss with 1 Tbsp Olive Oil.
3

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, and sauté until tender. Add flour and cook, whisking constantly for 1 to 2 minutes until smooth. (Do not let the flour brown)
4

Add half and half, heavy cream, BBQ Sauce, white pepper, and sea salt, bring to a simmer.
5

Cook, whisking constantly for about 6 minutes or until thickened. Gradually all cheese, 1 cup at a time, stirring until blended.
6

Transfer mixture to a large bowl; stir in cooked pasta. Spoon into a lightly greased 13 X 9 inch baking dish. Sprinkle bacon and bread crumbs over the top of the pasta and bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until golden and crisp on top.