Mac 'N Cheese with Bacon and Cheese

Mac 'N Cheese with Bacon and Cheese takes around 1 hour from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains approximately 33g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 727 calories. For $1.87 per serving, this recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of milk, sharp cheddar, garlic cloves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. 23 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. A couple people really liked this main course. It is brought to you by Foodnetwork. Overall, this recipe earns an outstanding spoonacular score of 81%. Spicy Green Chile, Smoky Bacon, 3 Cheese Grown Up Mac and Cheese, Mac and Cheese Grilled Cheese with Bacon Two Ways, and Three Cheese Skillet Bacon Mac and Cheese are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 40 minutes

 

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Cooking instruction summary:

Watch how to make this recipe. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the macaroni and cook for 8 to 9 minutes, until al dente. Drain. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a small saucepan heat the milk with the thyme sprigs and 2 garlic cloves. Melt the butter in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for about 1 minute, stirring constantly, to keep lumps from forming. Strain the solids out of the milk and whisk it into the butter and flour mixture. Continue to whisk vigorously, and cook until the mixture is nice and smooth. Stir in the 4 cups of the cheese and continue to cook and stir to melt the cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Add the cooked macaroni and the parsley and fold that all in to coat the macaroni with the cheese mixture. Scrape into a 3-quart baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese. Bake for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. While that bakes, heat a saute pan. Add the bacon, render the fat and cook until crispy. Add onion, garlic and thyme leaves and cook for about 5 minutes to soften the onion. Season with salt and pepper. To serve, scatter the bacon mixture over the mac and cheese. Use a big spoon to scoop out servings, making sure you get some of the smoking bacon mixture on each spoonful.

 

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1. Watch how to make this recipe.

2. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.

3. Add the macaroni and cook for 8 to 9 minutes, until al dente.

4. Drain.

5. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

6. In a small saucepan heat the milk with the thyme sprigs and 2 garlic cloves. Melt the butter in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat.

7. Whisk in the flour and cook for about 1 minute, stirring constantly, to keep lumps from forming. Strain the solids out of the milk and whisk it into the butter and flour mixture. Continue to whisk vigorously, and cook until the mixture is nice and smooth. Stir in the 4 cups of the cheese and continue to cook and stir to melt the cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

8. Add the cooked macaroni and the parsley and fold that all in to coat the macaroni with the cheese mixture.

9. Scrape into a 3-quart baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese.

10. Bake for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

11. While that bakes, heat a saute pan.

12. Add the bacon, render the fat and cook until crispy.

13. Add onion, garlic and thyme leaves and cook for about 5 minutes to soften the onion. Season with salt and pepper.

14. To serve, scatter the bacon mixture over the mac and cheese. Use a big spoon to scoop out servings, making sure you get some of the smoking bacon mixture on each spoonful.

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