Toni's Baked Bacon Mac & Cheese

tmarie81
tmarie81 @cook_3918428

Enjoy :chef

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Ingredients

45 mins
8 servings
  1. 1 boxof elbow pasta
  2. 1 bagof shredded cheddar cheese
  3. 1 bagof shredded colby cheese
  4. 1 largeegg
  5. 3 tspof all purpose flour
  6. 1 pintsof half & half
  7. 2 tspof salt
  8. 1/2 stickof unsalted butter
  9. 1/2 lbof smoked bacon
  10. 1/2 tspblack pepper
  11. 1/2 tspgarlic powder
  12. 1/2 tsponion powder

Cooking Instructions

45 mins
  1. 1

    boil water add salt then add pasta cook for about 8-10 mins then strain and add back to pot

  2. 2

    on a bake sheet cut pack of bacon in half add strips to bake sheet cook at 375° for 15 mins

  3. 3

    in a sauce pan on medium heat melt butter add flour to make a roux pour in pint of half & half add salt, pepper, onion & garlic powder then add 1/2 the bags of the cheddar and colby cheeses slowly stirring with whisk be sure you constantly stir so cheese sauce doesn't burn or stick

  4. 4

    remove bacon let cool then crumble set aside

  5. 5

    take casserole pan butter pan, pour cheese sauce over pasta in pot and 1/2 of crumbled bacon mix well then add to casserole pan add 1 beated egg over top as a glue agent then add the rest of shredded colby & cheddar cheese on top bake at 400° for 20 mins then add the other half of crumbled bacon to the top last 5 mins before removing from oven

  6. 6

    remove from oven and serve warm

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TatMat
TatMat @cook_2993122
awesome, I used the entire package of bacon and used an extra cup of each kind of cheese. very very good. :hungry

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I'm a 32 yr old female from Boston, MA I'm 1/2 Italian 1/2 Irish my passion is cooking & making my own twists to everyday recipes.
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