Mac and Cheese Grilled Cheese with Bacon Two Ways

Name: Mac and Cheese Grilled Cheese with Bacon Two Ways
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 slices American cheese; 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 8 slices country white bread, buttered; 1 pinch Splash hot sauce, or of cayenne; 227 grams elbow macaroni; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 4 servings Hot sauce, such as Franks, optional; 4 servings Kosher salt; 710 milliliters milk; 227 grams processed cheese, such as Velveeta; 2 Roma tomatoes, sliced into 1/4-inch slices, optional; 355 milliliters shredded sharp yellow Cheddar; 8 slices thick-cut smoked bacon, cooked; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter

Mac and Cheese Grilled Cheese with Bacon Two Ways takes approximately 1 hour and 55 minutes from beginning to end. For $3.14 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 52g of protein, 85g of fat, and a total of 1318 calories. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. A mixture of hot sauce, pepper, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is a rather pricey recipe for fans of American food.

Instructions

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Evenly spread the Easy Mac and Cheese in an 8-inch square baking dish. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.

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Macaroni And Cheese

Spread

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Baking Pan

Cut the mac and cheese into 4 equal-size squares.

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Macaroni And Cheese

Preheat a griddle over medium-low heat.

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Frying Pan

Place each mac and cheese square on a slice of bread, top with 1 slice American cheese and 2 slices bacon. Top with a second piece of bread and griddle the sandwich until golden and warm, about 4 minutes per side. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.

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American Cheese

Macaroni And Cheese

Bacon

Bread

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Frying Pan

Serve.

For the adults, toss the tomatoes in some hot sauce and add on top of the bacon before griddling your sandwich.

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Hot Sauce

Tomato

Bacon

Cook the macaroni in a large pot of boiling salted water to al dente and drain.

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Macaroni

Water

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Pot

Melt the butter in a medium saucepot over medium heat.

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Butter

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Pot

Whisk in the flour and stir for a couple of minutes, making sure it's free of lumps and the flour taste is cooked out. Stir in the milk, bring to a simmer and cook over medium-low until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the processed cheese and Cheddar until melted, add the hot sauce and fold in the macaroni.

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Cheddar Cheese