Baked Macaroni & Cheese

Name: Baked Macaroni & Cheese
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cup Elbow Pasta; 1/2 cup Sharp Chedder Cheese; 1/2 cup Havarti; 1/2 cup Smoked Gouda; 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese; 1/2 cup Plain Greek Yogurt; 1/2 cup Cream Cheese; 4 tbsp Butter; 4 tbsp Flour; 2 cup Milk; Salt; Black Pepper; Paprika; 1/4 tsp Dry Mustard; 1 lb Bacon; 6 slice Potato Bread; 1/2 stick Butter (Melted); 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

samantha.elaine315 @cook_3798644

My mom always made me baked macaroni and cheese growing up and it was my favorite dish, so I decided to take my own spin on a classic.

samantha.elaine315 @cook_3798644

My mom always made me baked macaroni and cheese growing up and it was my favorite dish, so I decided to take my own spin on a classic.

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Ingredients

Mac & Cheese
3 cupElbow Pasta
1/2 cupSharp Chedder Cheese
1/2 cupHavarti
1/2 cupSmoked Gouda
1/2 cupParmesan Cheese
1/2 cupPlain Greek Yogurt
1/2 cupCream Cheese
4 tbspButter
4 tbspFlour
2 cupMilk
Salt
Black Pepper
Paprika
1/4 tspDry Mustard
1 lbBacon
Bread Topping
6 slicePotato Bread
1/2 stickButter (Melted)
1/4 cupGrated Parmesan Cheese

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 3 quart casserole dish.
2

Cook bacon, chop into small pieces and set aside.
3

Boil water and cook pasta as directed while making the cheese sauce.
4

Melt butter in a sauce pan over low heat.
5

Add flour, salt, black pepper, dry mustard, and paprika to the melted butter. Stir until smooth.
6

Gradually stir in milk, stirring constantly until thickened and smooth.
7

Stir in Greek yogurt and cream cheese until smooth.
8

Stir in the rest of the cheeses, cook over low heat, stirring constantly until the cheese is melted.
9

Drain and rinse the pasta, setting aside until the cheese sauce is done.
10

When cheese sauce is done, add the sauce, and bacon to the pasta. Stir until the pasta is coated.
11

Place the cheesey pasta into a 3 quart casserole dish.
12

For the bread topping- cut bread into 1/2 inch cubes.
13

Melt butter then coat the bread cubes with the melted butter and stir in the parmesan.
14

Top the macaroni and cheese with the bread topping.
15

Place in preheated oven for 35 minutes or until browned and bubbly.
16

Enjoy !