Bacon-Pepper Mac and Cheese

Name: Bacon-Pepper Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 slices packaged precooked bacon (from 2.1-oz package), cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 59 milliliters Italian style bread crumbs; 79 milliliters butter; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 59 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters medium green onions, sliced; 118 milliliters oz Gruyère cheese, shredded; 532 milliliters milk; 237 milliliters oz Muenster cheese, shredded; 283 grams cups uncooked penne pasta; 0 teaspoons pepper; 237 milliliters medium red bell pepper, thinly sliced (about; 1 teaspoons salt; 113 grams cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

Bacon-Pepper Mac and Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 1068 calories, 42g of protein, and 67g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes. Head to the store and pick up gruyère cheese, dijon mustard, muenster cheese, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F. Spray 2-quart casserole with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.

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Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the butter in small bowl. Stir bell pepper and onions into butter in saucepan. Increase heat to medium; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in flour, salt, pepper and mustard. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly. Increase heat to medium-high. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens, about 5 minutes. Gently stir in bacon and pasta.

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