Grown Up Mac and Cheese

Name: Grown Up Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps freshly chopped basil leaves; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 57 grams blue cheese, such as Roquefort, crumbled; 85 grams extra-sharp Cheddar, grated; 473 milliliters elbow macaroni or cavatappi; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 113 grams Gruyere cheese, grated; 2 servings Kosher salt; 355 milliliters milk; 1 pinch Pinch nutmeg; 113 grams thick-sliced bacon; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 2 servings Vegetable oil; 2 slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed

Grown Up Mac and Cheese requires approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains about 68g of protein, 98g of fat, and a total of 1691 calories. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. Head to the store and pick up butter, flour, cheese, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert. Plenty of people really liked this main course.

Instructions

Watch how to make this recipe.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Equipment you will use

Oven

Place a baking rack on a sheet pan and arrange the bacon in 1 layer on the baking rack.

Ingredients you will need

Bacon

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the bacon is crisp.

Ingredients you will need

Bacon

Equipment you will use

Oven

Remove the pan carefully from the oven - there will be hot grease in the pan!

Equipment you will use

Oven

Frying Pan

Transfer the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels and crumble when it is cool enough to handle.

Ingredients you will need

Bacon

Equipment you will use

Paper Towels

Drizzle oil into a large pot of boiling salted water.

Ingredients you will need

Water

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Pot

Add the macaroni and cook according to the directions on the package, 6 to 8 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Macaroni

Drain well.

Meanwhile, heat the milk in a small saucepan, but don't boil it. Melt the butter in a medium pot and add the flour. Cook over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring with a whisk. While whisking, add the hot milk and cook for a minute or 2 more, until thickened and smooth. Off the heat, add the Gruyere, Cheddar, blue cheese, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and nutmeg.

Ingredients you will need

Blue Cheese