Mac Attack

Name: Mac Attack
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams sliced American cheese; 1 sticks butter; 454 grams shredded Cheddar Jack; 113 grams sliced Cheddar; 8 strips bacon, cooked until crisp; 454 grams elbow pasta; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 907 grams ground beef (80/20); 2 Tbsps ground black pepper; 4 larges hamburger buns, large enough for a half-pound burger; 113 grams hot sauce; 946 milliliters milk; 118 milliliters chopped onions; 170 grams grated Romano; 1 Tbsp salt

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Mac Attack a try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 127g of protein, 153g of fat, and a total of 2436 calories. This recipe covers 57% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up milk, hamburger buns, butter, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onions you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours.

Instructions

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Boil the pasta until cooked, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Pasta

Drain out the water and place the pasta back into the pot. Take the sliced cheeses and cube them.

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Pasta

Water

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Pot

In a separate saucepan, fry the onions in the butter until translucent and soft.

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Butter

Onion

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Add the flour and whisk repeatedly, making a roux, until the mixture is golden brown.

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All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Add in the milk and let simmer, stirring occasionally so it does not burn or stick, until the sauce thickens. When the sauce starts to thicken, add in the American, Cheddar, Romano and 4 ounces of the Cheddar Jack. Stir until the cheeses melt and make a thick cheese sauce. Stir in the salt and black pepper, and pour the sauce over the pasta.

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Salt And Pepper

Sauce

Cheddar Cheese

Romano Cheese

Pasta

Milk

Add the hot sauce, and mix thoroughly until the pasta is completely coated.

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Hot Sauce

Pasta

Place in the refrigerator and let cool.

Shape the beef into 4 patties. (

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Beef

Sprinkle with salt and pepper if you wish.) In a fry pan or skillet over medium-high heat, cook the burgers to your desired doneness.

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Salt And Pepper

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In a separate fry pan, make four 4-ounce portions of the mac and cheese, placing them flat in the pan, like little mac and cheese pancakes. Warm them up and cover them with the remaining Cheddar Jack. The cheese should melt and become crispy on the bottom. Using a spatula, place the mac and cheese discs on top of the burgers, and then top with 2 strips of bacon on each.

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Macaroni And Cheese