Mac n Cheese (With a Kick)
When you’re craving Mac n Cheese but want it with a twist… Don’t get us wrong, we love a good ol’ plain Mac n Cheese dish (seriously, Kraft is her favorite… the shape ones… Frozen, Spongebob, whatever…).
ANYWAY, we made this for a friend get together & now everyone wants the recipe. So here we go, & just prepare yourself for A LOT of cheese!
Ingredients
16 oz Penne Noodles
1 lb Bacon
1 medium Onion, chopped
3 tbs Flour
1 cup Bacon BBQ Sauce
1 cup Milk
1/2 cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1/2 cup Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese
1 cup Shredded Gouda
1 cup Shredded Smoked Gouda
1 (large) can Fried Onions
The Cheesy Process:
1. Cook pasta & put it to the side. Cook bacon.
**Our bacon trick: We throw our bacon in the oven at 400*F until it crisps up. Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil & place a cookie drying rack on top of it. Place your bacon strips on the cookie drying rack & bake away (the grease simply falls below on the aluminum foil – easy clean up)!
2. Saute chopped onion in a little olive oil (or bacon grease) over medium heat. Add flour & stir.
3. Mix in BBQ sauce. Mix in milk slowly. Stir until slightly thickened.
More Cheese, Please:
4. Stir in shredded sharp & mild cheddar cheese. Mix the two cups of Gouda together & pour in only one cup. Stir until all is melted.
5. Add sauce & bacon to drained, cooked noodles. Pour into casserole dish. Top with the other cup of Gouda mixture & fried onions.
6. Bake for 20 minutes @ 350*F.
& of course, we give credit to our inspiration, www.bacontoday.com
THIS post made me so happy today!!!! Cheese…bacon…BBQ… you are speaking my language. Beautiful photos BTW… that mac looks epic!
Hahah thank you so much! We feel like you can’t go wrong with Bacon & Cheese. 🙂
I just ate and this has me hungry again! Haha this looks delicious!
Thank you! We can definitely relate to that feeling!
your killing me! I try to stay away from dairy – but it’s Mac n cheese! and I love the extras. I just printed out this recipe and plan on giving it a try at our next cookout!
Awesome! We hope you enjoy!!
Yessssssss to bacon and cheese!!! I am here for all this yumminess. My belly is grumbling 😋😋😜
Haha you can’t go wrong with cheese and bacon!
LOOK AT ALL THAT CHEESE! Thanks for posting this. I am always looking for different ways to make pasta interesting. This looks just plain yummy. 🙂
Hahaha so much cheese!!