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Triple Bacon Adult Mac & Cheese

Ok y’all, I’m such a sucker for bacon! I try not have it very often, and limit my pork intake overall. But come on, BACON!! I was tasked with making an adult version of macaroni and cheese for my boyfriend and his friends. So this one’s for the guys who want not 1, not 2, but 3 servings of bacon in one serving!! Hence, my Triple Bacon Adult Mac & Cheese was born!

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Triple Bacon Adult Mac & Cheese
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Recipe type: Baked Casserole
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Serves: 6
 
Triple bacon baked macaroni and cheese.
Ingredients
  • 1 box Banza pasta shells
  • 2 cups milk
  • 14 oz smoky bacon shredded cheddar cheese
  • 6 oz bacon cubed
  • ½ cup flour
  • ¼ cup butter unsalted
  • 1 cup Panko
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Bring 8 cups salted water to a boil and make pasta according to package (boil for 1 minute less than suggested cook time), drain and set aside.
  3. In a medium skillet, fry bacon until fully cooked through, remove bacon from skillet and set on clean plate.
  4. Lower heat to low medium, and leave residual bacon grease in pan.
  5. Add flour and stir for a couple minutes to cook off the flour taste. It will be thick but smooth.
  6. Fold in 10 oz smoky bacon shredded cheddar cheese, and stir until you have the consistency of a thick sauce, remove from heat.
  7. Place shells in oven safe casserole, add butter and cheese sauce, and thoroughly mix together. Spread shells evenly on pan, add remaining shredded cheese, Panko, and top off with cooked bacon.
  8. Bake for 15 minutes, or until top is just barely browned.

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Triple Bacon Adult Mac & Cheese

This was my first time making this, and I found myself adding am extra splash of milk here and there. If you find that the sauce is too thick, continue to add small increments of milk or half and half until you have the desired consistency. The Panko gives a nice soft crust over the cheesy macaroni!

And if you’re wondering where the triple bacon comes from here’s the breakdown:
1. Bacon (duh!)
2. Bacon grease
3. Smoky bacon shredded cheddar cheese

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