Incredible Mac n Cheese
I am not saying this because it’s my recipe, but this is without question the best Mac n Cheese I have ever had, period!
Cheese Sauce Ingredients:
- 5-cups of half n half
- 1-cup heavy cream
- 5-tbs flour
- 8-tbs butter
- 6-ounces of bacon cooked, drained on paper towels and crumbled
- 1/4-cup chopped parsley
- 1/4-cup minced onion
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1/2-cup Parmesan
- 1/2-cup Asiago
- 1-cup Fontina
- 1-cup Provolone
- 1/2-cup of pasta water
Topping Ingredients and Preparation:
In a bowl mix all the following ingredients-
- 2-cup of fresh made bread crumbs
- 1/4-cup Romano cheese
- 5-ounces melted butter
- 1/4-cup chopped parsley
- 2-ounces of crumbled bacon prepared as above
- 1/2-tsp salt
- 1/4-tsp pepper
Macaroni-
- 1-lb macaroni cooked 3 min short of recommended time (don’t forget to reserve the 1/2 cup of pasta water!)
Making the Mac n Cheese:
- Melt the butter in a large heavy pot and add the onion, garlic, salt and pepper and sauté for 5 minutes
- Add the flour and whisk for 2-3 minute
- Add the cream and half n half and stir until this comes to a boil
- Lower to simmer and stir in all the cheese.
- Stir until it all melts while adding the 1/2 cup of pasta water
- Stir in the parsley and bacon
- Add the cooked macaroni
- Stir this all together
- Pour this into a large buttered baking dish 9″x13″ I used my Temp-tations by Tara McConnell bakingdish
- Spread the topping on
- Bake in a pre-heated 400 degree oven for 20-30 minutes. You’ll see the cheese bubbling.
Let it sit for a couple minutes before serving.
You can also bake this into smaller portion size baking dishes, just adjust the baking time.
Daniel Mancini
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