Recipe: Tasty Toni's Baked Bacon Mac & Cheese

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You can have Toni's Baked Bacon Mac & Cheese using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Toni's Baked Bacon Mac & Cheese

1. Prepare 1 box of of elbow pasta.

2. Prepare 1 bag of of shredded cheddar cheese.

3. Prepare 1 bag of of shredded colby cheese.

4. Prepare 1 large of egg.

5. It’s 3 tsp of of all purpose flour.

6. You need 1 pints of of half & half.

7. It’s 2 tsp of of salt.

8. Prepare 1/2 stick of of unsalted butter.

9. Prepare 1/2 lb of of smoked bacon.

10. It’s 1/2 tsp of black pepper.

11. It’s 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.

12. Prepare 1/2 tsp of onion powder.

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There's just something that feels so nostalgic and right about cooking bacon that way — tenderly flipping and monitoring the progress of every slice.

This is the perfect bacon mac and cheese for those of you who like to enjoy a big bowl for dinner and absolutely nothing else.

To serve, scatter the bacon mixture over the mac and cheese.

Toni's Baked Bacon Mac & Cheese step by step

1. boil water add salt then add pasta cook for about 8-10 mins then strain and add back to pot.

2. on a bake sheet cut pack of bacon in half add strips to bake sheet cook at 375° for 15 mins.

3. in a sauce pan on medium heat melt butter add flour to make a roux pour in pint of half & half add salt, pepper, onion & garlic powder then add 1/2 the bags of the cheddar and colby cheeses slowly stirring with whisk be sure you constantly stir so cheese sauce doesn't burn or stick.

4. remove bacon let cool then crumble set aside.

5. take casserole pan butter pan, pour cheese sauce over pasta in pot and 1/2 of crumbled bacon mix well then add to casserole pan add 1 beated egg over top as a glue agent then add the rest of shredded colby & cheddar cheese on top bake at 400° for 20 mins then add the other half of crumbled bacon to the top last 5 mins before removing from oven.

6. remove from oven and serve warm.

Use a big spoon to scoop out servings, making sure you get some of the smoking bacon mixture on each spoonful.

Lay bacon strips in a SINGLE layer on the baking sheet.

Do not let them overlap or the strips will stick together.

Our baked Bacon Mac and Cheese is a creamy, decadent dish that isn't just for grown-ups.

I can barely keep my oldest out of the kitchen when I've got bacon going in the skillet so it definitely makes their top five side dishes.