Crack and Cheese

Name: Crack and Cheese
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 lb elbow or penne pasta; 7 oz Dubliner cheese; 8 oz smoked gouda cheese; 8 oz smoked gruyere cheese; 8 oz Swiss cheese; 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese; 1 lb thick cut apple wood bacon; 3/4 gallon milk; 1 & 1/3 cups ap flour; 2 tbsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp onion powder; 1 tbsp Lawry's seasoned salt; 1 tbsp ground mustard; 1 tbsp white pepper; 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce; 1 tbsp siracha sauce; 2 sleeves club crackers

Hillbilly @cook_3368084

It may be a pain in the ass to make but the end result it's well worth it, I have never had leftovers!

Hillbilly @cook_3368084

It may be a pain in the ass to make but the end result it's well worth it, I have never had leftovers!

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Ingredients

3 lbelbow or penne pasta
7 ozDubliner cheese
8 ozsmoked gouda cheese
8 ozsmoked gruyere cheese
8 ozSwiss cheese
8 ozsharp cheddar cheese
1 lbthick cut apple wood bacon
3/4 gallonmilk
1& 1/3 cups ap flour
2 tbspgarlic powder
1 tbsponion powder
1 tbspLawry's seasoned salt
1 tbspground mustard
1 tbspwhite pepper
1 tbspworcestershire sauce
1 tbspsiracha sauce
2sleeves club crackers

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Steps

1

boil pasta as directed on the package
2

shred cheese
3

in a large stock pot saute bacon until almost crispy.
4

place cooked pasta and bacon in large oven safe dish. (spray dish with nonstick spray or you will hate life when it's time to do the dishes! )
5

using the bacon grease make a roux. over med heat add the flour 1/3 cup at a time stirring constantly. once all the flour is added keep stirring and cook 3-4 min
6

whisk in the milk slowly
7

once all the milk is added increase the temp to med high. whisking constantly, slowly add all the cheese 1 handful at a time. allow it to melt before adding another handful
8

once all cheese is melted, pour the cheese sauce over the pasta
9

crush club crackers and spread evenly over pasta
10

bake at 350 for 30 min
11

eat and enjoy!

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Hillbilly @cook_3368084

on December 03, 2015 05:17

I love cooking. I have been cooking in restaurants for 18 yrs. I like to cook anything and love creating my own recipes BBQ is my true passion though. I started my own BBQ catering business 2 yrs ago.