Roasted Garlic & Bacon Macaroni and Cheese

January 03, 2014

’ll be honest, my little girls will flat out refuse to eat any macaroni & cheese that doesn’t come from a certain blue box…you know the one. But for me, I like my macaroni and cheese to actually have some substance. I’ve been making baked macaroni and cheese my entire adult life, a very basic recipe that resulted in most awesome of comfort foods, never let me down. So why change up a good thing? I just felt like fancying it up a bit and then it turned out so yummy that I starting alterna

16 oz. dry pasta (I used penne)
2 T butter
1 T roasted garlic or minced garlic
1 t onion powder
2 cups milk
1/4 cup flour
4 cups shredded sharp cheddar, divided
3 slices bacon, cooked & chopped
1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
2 T butter, melted

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In large pot boil water & cook pasta according to package directions. In large saucepan melt 2 T butter, whisk in onion powder, flour & milk. Cook until slightly thickened. Add...
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Nutritions

Calories
489

Sodium
859mg
35% DV

Fat
33g
51% DV

Protein
22g
45% DV

Carbs
23g
7% DV

Fiber
2g
11% DV

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