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My Italian Mac ‘n Cheese

This is the best Mac n Cheese Screen Shot 2016-03-18 at 7.58.21 PMI have ever had, period! It’s so easy to make and this recipe makes a huge portion!

You’ll need:

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
  • 4-oz. grated Parmesan cheese
  • 4-oz. grated Asiago cheese
  • 8-oz. shredded fontina cheese
  • 8-oz. shredded provolone cheese
  • 1/2-cup of pasta water

Topping ingredients-

  • 2-cup of fresh made bread crumbs or store bought
  • 1/4-cup grated 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!

Directions:

  1. Melt the butter in a large heavy pot and add the onion, garlic, salt and pepper and sauté for 5
    minutes.
  2. Add the flower and whisk for 2-3 minutes to make the roux.
  3. Add the cream, half n half and stir until this comes to a boil.
  4. Lower to simmer and stir in all the cheese.
  5. Stir until it all melts while adding the 1/2 cup of pasta water.
  6. Stir in the parsley and bacon.
  7. Add the cooked macaroni.
  8. Stir this all together.
  9. Pour this into a large buttered baking dish 9″x13″.
  10. Spread the topping on top.
  11. Bake in a pre heated 400 degree oven for 20-30 minutes. You’ll see the cheese bubbling.
  12. Remove the Mac n cheese from the oven and 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.
I hope you love my Mac n Cheese as much as I do!

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