Classic Baked Macaroni and Cheese for Bacon Lovers

Classic Baked Macaroni and Cheese for Bacon Lovers

Ingredients:

16 oz package of your favorite dried pasta
1 lb bacon
3 tbs bacon grease 
3 tbs flour
1/4 cup diced white onion
2 cups half and half 
16 oz Cabot Vermont Cheddar Cheese shredded
6 oz cream cheese, cubed
Salt and pepper to taste 

Directions:

Prepare pasta according to package directions.

Meanwhile in a large skillet or fry pan fry bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon and place on a paper towel to strain grease. Before discarding bacon grease from your fry pan reserve 3 tbs for your cheese sauce. 

In a medium sauce pan add bacon grease and diced onion saute just antil onions becometranslucent then sprinkle with flour, whisking over medium heat until a paste forms. Whisk in half and half and continue to whisk until it comes to a low boil and has thickened.

Whisk in  cream cheese and 2/3 of your  cheddar cheese (reserve last 1/3 of it for topping) .Once all the cheese has melted and the sauce comes together remove from heat. 

Mix cheese sauce and cooked/strained pasta together. Salt and peper to taste.
  
Transfer to a casserole dish. Top with remainingcheese and crumble your 1 lb of cooked bacon. 

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until bubbling. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes before serving.