Bacon Mac and Cheese Recipe
This bacon mac and cheese is so creamy and delicious - no lack of cheese or bacon in it - my most luscious mac and cheese yet.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 683kcal
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoon garlic about 2 cloves, minced
- 4 slices bacon meaty and thick cut
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2½ cups macaroni uncooked
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon salt more to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1½ cups cheddar cheese sharp, freshly shredded
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese grated
- ½ cup milk or cream
Instructions
- In Dutch oven, cook bacon for 5-10 minutes or until browned and crispy. Remove bacon from pan to a paper-towel-lined plate. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat from the pan.
- Turn heat to low and add garlic to the bacon fat in the pan. Cook 2 minutes.
- Turn heat up, and add broth, pasta, paprika, salt, and black pepper to the pan and bring almost to a boil. Lower heat to 3-4, cover, and cook 5 minutes.
- Stir mixture and cover again, turning heat down to low.
- Cover and cook 5 more minutes. Uncover and stir. (Macaroni should be done by this point and much of the liquid absorbed by the pasta.)
- Turn heat off. Add butter, cheddar cheese, and cream cheese. Stir and cover for 5 minutes (with heat still off).
- Uncover and stir until cheese is fully melted and blended. Add parmesan, cream/milk, and crumbled bacon. Stir until all is incorporated. Taste and add more salt if needed. Serve right away.
Nutrition
Calories: 683kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 1433mg | Potassium: 452mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1063IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 469mg | Iron: 2mg