Bacon Burger Mac 'n' Cheese

Name: Bacon Burger Mac 'n' Cheese
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 340 grams smoky bacon (12 slices), chopped; 118 milliliters beef stock; 6 Tbsps butter; 680 grams hollow cavatappi pasta; 946 milliliters shredded yellow Cheddar; 8 servings Bread and butter pickle chips; 1 Tbsp EVOO; 5 Tbsps flour; 680 grams ground beef sirloin; 1 Tbsp hot sauce; 8 servings Chopped iceberg lettuce; 79 milliliters organic ketchup, plus some for garnish; 710 milliliters milk; 1 onion, finely chopped; 8 servings Coarse black pepper; 2 Tbsps pickle relish, plus some for garnish; 8 servings Chopped raw white or red onions; 8 servings Salt; 8 servings Diced tomatoes; 3 Tbsps Worcestershire sauce; 79 milliliters yellow mustard, plus some for garnish

Bacon Burger Mac 'n' Cheese requires approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. This main course has 1180 calories, 52g of protein, and 68g of fat per serving. If you have smoky bacon, coarse pepper, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. A couple people really liked this American dish.

Instructions

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Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta. Salt the water and cook the pasta shy of al dente, 5 to 6 minutes.

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Pasta

Water

Salt

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Pot

While the water comes to a boil, heat the EVOO in a Dutch oven or deep skillet over medium-high heat.

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Water

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Add the bacon and crisp.

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Bacon

Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and remove some of the drippings, leaving a thin layer.

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Bacon

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Slotted Spoon

Add the beef, brown and crumble, but leave a few larger pieces. Season with salt and pepper. Once the beef has caramelized, add the onions and cook to tender.

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Salt And Pepper

Onion

Beef

Add the stock and Worcestershire, then reduce the heat to low.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Stock

In a saucepot over medium to medium-high heat, melt the butter.

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Butter

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Whisk in the flour, cook 1 minute.

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All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Whisk in the milk and season with salt and pepper. Thicken to coat the back of a spoon. Stir in the cheese. When the cheese has melted into the sauce, stir in the mustard, ketchup, relish and hot sauce.

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Salt And Pepper

Hot Sauce

Ketchup

Mustard

Cheese

Sauce

Milk

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Combine the pasta with the sauce and fold in the meat.

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Pasta

Sauce

Meat

Place in a large casserole dish. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal.

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To serve, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bring the casserole to room temp then bake until brown and bubbly on top and golden at edges, 45 to 50 minutes.

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