Bacon Mac & Cheese

 

Bacon Mac & Cheese

 

 

 

 

 

My family loves mac & cheese and I love bacon so came my bacon mac & cheese recipe.  I never used to make my own mac & cheese, I would buy it boxed or frozen and feed that to my family, I know although convenient not always the tastiest, some are not bad but never as good as homemade. One day my youngest daughter Monica asked for mac & cheese and as usual I was going to throw a frozen dish of it in the oven, but then it occurred to me that I had several different types of cheese in the refrigerator so what the heck I will just try my hand at making it from scratch.  Now for my first mac & cheese I had three different types of cheese in it and although everyone loved it my family is partial to traditional cheddar cheese mac & cheese so that is the recipe I will be sharing with you all today.  Hope you enjoy this YUMMY No Frills Bacon Mac & Cheese!

 

 

 

What You Will Need:

 

 

 

 

Cost to make:  $17.57

 

Ingredients:

 

1 lb. box of elbow noodles $1.28

2 cups milk (I use 1% but you can use whatever you want) $0.24

1 stick of butter $0.75

6 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese $12.84

2.5 oz. real bacon pieces (you can fry & cut your own bacon ) $1.66

1 cup of plain bread crumbs for topping (this is optional but my family loves the crunchy layer, sorry picture is not shown) $0.80

 

Directions:

 

Boil elbow noodles according to package directions (I like to leave them on the andante side since they will cooking longer in the oven).

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

 

 

Turn stove on to medium heat and place stick of butter in pot.

 

 

Add 1 cup of milk into pot with butter, heat butter and milk until butter melts, do not bring to a boil.

 

 



Add cheese 2 cups at a time, stirring until cheese melts.  Continue to add cheese until you have melted all 6 cups of cheese, stirring continuously cheese sauce will start to thicken.

 

 

Still in strained noodles and bacon pieces.

 

 

Pour mac & cheese into baking dish.

 

 

Sprinkle bread crumbs on top of mac & cheese.  Bake in oven for 1 hour or until top of mac & cheese is golden brown and cheese is bubbly.

 

Serve & enjoy!!