Mac 'N Cheese with Bacon and Cheese

Name: Mac 'N Cheese with Bacon and Cheese
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon, cut crosswise into thin strips; 8 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 454 grams elbow macaroni; 15 grams chopped flat-leaf parsley; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 4 cloves garlic, smashed and divided; 2 garlic cloves, smashed; 8 servings Kosher salt; 976 milliliters milk; 1 large onion, diced; 622 grams shredded sharp white Cheddar; 1 leave from 1/4 bunch fresh thyme; 2 or 3 sprigs thyme; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter

Mac 'N Cheese with Bacon and Cheese takes roughly 1 hour from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains approximately 32g of protein, 40g of fat, and a total of 706 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A few people really liked this main course. If you have garlic cloves, flour, flat-leaf parsley, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

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Bring a pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.

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Water

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Pot

Add the macaroni and cook for 8 to 9 minutes, until al dente.

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Macaroni

Drain.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

In a small saucepan heat the milk with the thyme sprigs and 2 garlic cloves. Melt the butter in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Fresh Thyme

Butter

Milk

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Whisk in the flour and cook for about 1 minute, stirring constantly, to keep lumps from forming. Strain the solids out of the milk and whisk it into the butter and flour mixture. Continue to whisk vigorously, and cook until the mixture is nice and smooth. Stir in the 4 cups of the cheese and continue to cook and stir to melt the cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Butter

Cheese

All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Whisk

Add the cooked macaroni and the parsley and fold that all in to coat the macaroni with the cheese mixture.

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Macaroni

Parsley

Cheese

Scrape into a 3-quart baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese.

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Cheese

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Bake for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

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Oven

While that bakes, heat a saute pan.

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Frying Pan

Add the bacon, render the fat and cook until crispy.

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Bacon

Add onion, garlic and thyme leaves and cook for about 5 minutes to soften the onion. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Thyme

Garlic

Onion

To serve, scatter the bacon mixture over the mac and cheese. Use a big spoon to scoop out servings, making sure you get some of the smoking bacon mixture on each spoonful.

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Macaroni And Cheese