How To Make Blue Cheese Bacon Macaroni and Cheese
Try a more robust flavor on the usual macaroni and cheese with our easy recipe! It’s loaded with strong blue cheese and crispy bacon for a scrumptious meal.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½lbbacon,8 strips, diced
- 12ozevaporated milk,2%
- 1large egg
- ½tspsalt
- ¼tspground black pepper
- cayenne,a pinch
- 8ozelbow macaroni,like DeLallo whole wheat
- 1tbspbutter
- 5ozblue cheese,crumbled
- 4ozsharp white cheddar cheese,freshly-grated
Instructions
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Heat the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until crispy.
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In a separate bowl, whisk together the evaporated milk, egg, salt, pepper and cayenne until combined. Set aside.
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Bring a large pot of generously-salted water to a boil, then cook the pasta to al dente according to package instructions.
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Drain the pasta, then return it to the pot and reduce the heat to medium-low.
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Add the butter, then toss until the butter is melted.
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Pour in the evaporated milk mixture, then stir until combined.
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Continue cooking over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the sauce comes to a simmer.
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Remove the pan from heat, then add in the blue cheese and white cheddar cheese.
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Stir until melted, then stir in the cooked bacon.
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Serve garnished with extra bacon and blue cheese, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 1126.18kcal
- Fat: 71.51g
- Saturated Fat: 34.56g
- Trans Fat: 0.71g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 24.43g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.97g
- Carbohydrates: 70.66g
- Fiber: 2.47g
- Sugar: 14.57g
- Protein: 48.47g
- Cholesterol: 228.95mg
- Sodium: 1434.33mg
- Calcium: 831.56mg
- Potassium: 838.24mg
- Iron: 2.03mg
- Vitamin A: 334.08µg
- Vitamin C: 2.15mg
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