This dish combines the elegance of strata with the everyday appeal of mac ‘n cheese.
How To Make Hearty Mac and Cheese Strata with Bacon
This Mac and Cheese is the favorite comfort food that is easy to make and will be ready in less than an hour. It is layered with creamy and cheesy ingredients added with bacon that is baked to goodness.
Ingredients
- ½ lb elbow macaroni
- 2 Tbsp butter
- ½ cup shallots, diced
- 1 lb mushrooms, button or exotic sliced
- 1 Tbsp white flour
- ½ tsp dry mustard
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- ¾ cup Emmenthaler cheese , or Swiss , grated
- 1½ cups mild cheddar, grated
- 6 slices bacon
- ½ cup breadcrumbs , made from fresh bread
- ¾ cup milk
Instructions
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Cut the bacon crosswise into small strips.
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Fry until crisp.
- Wipe out the pan.
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Cook your pasta in a pot of boiling water.
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Drain the pasta and put it back in the pot.
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Add the milk, flour, mustard, salt, cayenne, Worcestershire, and cheese.
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Stir until well blended.
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While the pasta is cooking, melt the butter and add the shallots and mushrooms in a sauté pan.
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Cook on medium-high until onions are loose and mushrooms have reduced and are beginning to brown just slightly on the sides.
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In the bottom of a 9x9-inch oven-proof pan with tall sides, add your mushroom mixture.
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Then add half of the bacon.
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Add the mac and cheese mixture, the other half of the bacon, and the bread crumbs.
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Bake the pasta for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.
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The top will be crunchy and the flavor delicious!
Nutrition
- Sugar: 7g
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- Calcium: 379mg
- Calories: 530kcal
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
- Fat: 28g
- Fiber: 3g
- Iron: 2mg
- Potassium: 537mg
- Protein: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Sodium: 569mg
- Vitamin A: 706IU
- Vitamin C: 3mg
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