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

 

Ingredients:

4 slices bacon, cut crosswise into thin strips

Freshly ground black pepper

1 pound elbow macaroni

1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

4 cloves garlic, smashed and divided

2 garlic cloves, smashed

Kosher salt

4 cups milk

1 large onion, diced

5 1/2 cups shredded sharp white Cheddar

Leaves from 1/4 bunch fresh thyme

2 or 3 sprigs thyme

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

Equipment:

pot

oven

sauce pan

frying pan

whisk

baking pan

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.

 

Step by step:


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.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
726k Calories
33g Protein
39g Total Fat
58g Carbs
27% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
726k
36%

Fat
39g
61%

  Saturated Fat
23g
144%

Carbohydrates
58g
20%

  Sugar
12g
13%

Cholesterol
112mg
37%

Sodium
810mg
35%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
33g
67%

Vitamin C
100mg
122%

Selenium
54µg
78%

Calcium
729mg
73%

Vitamin A
3620IU
72%

Phosphorus
657mg
66%

Vitamin B2
0.63mg
37%

Vitamin K
37µg
36%

Manganese
0.71mg
35%

Zinc
4mg
27%

Vitamin B6
0.48mg
24%

Vitamin B12
1µg
21%

Magnesium
78mg
20%

Folate
76µg
19%

Potassium
595mg
17%

Fiber
3g
16%

Vitamin B1
0.24mg
16%

Vitamin D
2µg
15%

Vitamin B5
1mg
14%

Copper
0.26mg
13%

Vitamin B3
2mg
13%

Vitamin E
1mg
12%

Iron
2mg
11%

covered percent of daily need
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