Description
A delicious mac & cheese made with 4 different cheeses, sprinkled with bacon bits and baked to perfection.
Ingredients
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- 1 lb pasta
- 8 strips bacon
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup gruyere cheese, shredded
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF.
- Line a baking sheet with foil and lay 8 strips of bacon on the pan in a single layer. Bake for 15-20 minutes until crispy. Remove from oven to cool and reduce oven temperature to 350ºF.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Once pasta is cooked, strain out water. Add 1 tbsp of butter to the pasta and mix to coat. The butter will make sure the pasta doesn’t stick together in one clump.
- While pasta is cooking, grate cheese. Combine all the grated cheese into one bowl and toss together to mix. Set aside.
- Make your cheese sauce: Start by making the roux for the sauce. In a dutch oven or deep skillet, over medium-high heat, melt butter until just bubbling. Add in flour and whisk until it thickens.
- Add paprika, onion and garlic powder, dijon mustard to the roux and whisk to combine. Pour milk and yogurt to the skillet and whisk until it all comes together.
- Add in half of the cheese mixture to the sauce, whisking until melted. Save the other half of the mixture for topping.
- Remove the cheese sauce from heat. Pour cooked pasta into sauce, and chopped bacon bits. stirring to coat all the pasta with the cheese sauce.
- Pour the cheesy pasta into a 9×13 baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and bake in the oven for 35-45 minutes until the cheese onto is turning a golden brown color.
- Once cooked, remove from oven and cool for about 5-10 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Main Course
- Cuisine: American