Mac And Cheese with Bacon And White Cheddar Recipe Video
Ingredients
Elbow Macaroni - 8 ounces
Water - to boil macaroni
Salt - 1 tablespoon
Butter OR Margarine - 4 tablespoons
Flour - 1/4 cup
Milk - 2 cups
White Cheddar Cheese - 2 cups, shredded, 1/3 cup additional for topping
Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
Crisp Bacon - 5 strips, crumbled, 2 additional strips for topping
Cooking Oil Spray - as required
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray an 8 inch by 12 inch Pyrex dish with cooking oil spray.
MAKING
3. Fill a large pot halfway with water and bring it to a boil.
4. Add 1 tablespoon of salt.
5. Place 8 ounces of macaroni in the boiling water.
6. Cook for 8 minutes or until al dente (chewy, but not mushy).
7. In a medium sized sauce pan over low to medium heat, melt 4 tablespoons butter.
8. Add 1/4 cup flour and stir over medium heat until smooth and bubbly.
9. Add 2 cups milk, 2 cups shredded white cheddar cheese, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
10. Mix thoroughly and cook, stirring over low heat until the mixture is smooth and cooked through.
11. When the macaroni is done, pour it through a colander to remove all the water, and return the macaroni to its original pot.
12. Stir in the white cheddar cheese sauce gently until completely mixed.
13. Add 5 crumbled strips of crisp bacon and stir until combined.
14. Add the prepared macaroni to the dish.
15. Top with an additional 1/3 cup of shredded white cheddar cheese, if desired.
16. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until done to your liking.
SERVING
17. Sprinkle 2 crumbled strips of crisp bacon over the top of the baked casserole and serve immediately.
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray an 8 inch by 12 inch Pyrex dish with cooking oil spray.
MAKING
3. Fill a large pot halfway with water and bring it to a boil.
4. Add 1 tablespoon of salt.
5. Place 8 ounces of macaroni in the boiling water.
6. Cook for 8 minutes or until al dente (chewy, but not mushy).
7. In a medium sized sauce pan over low to medium heat, melt 4 tablespoons butter.
8. Add 1/4 cup flour and stir over medium heat until smooth and bubbly.
9. Add 2 cups milk, 2 cups shredded white cheddar cheese, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
10. Mix thoroughly and cook, stirring over low heat until the mixture is smooth and cooked through.
11. When the macaroni is done, pour it through a colander to remove all the water, and return the macaroni to its original pot.
12. Stir in the white cheddar cheese sauce gently until completely mixed.
13. Add 5 crumbled strips of crisp bacon and stir until combined.
14. Add the prepared macaroni to the dish.
15. Top with an additional 1/3 cup of shredded white cheddar cheese, if desired.
16. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until done to your liking.
SERVING
17. Sprinkle 2 crumbled strips of crisp bacon over the top of the baked casserole and serve immediately.
Editors Review
A side dish like this Mac and Cheese with Bacon and White Cheddar Cheese is always adored by young as well as old kids. It is easy to bake and tastes yum. The combination of bacon and cheese is always popular among kids. Take a look at the video for the exact recipe.Chef
