Thursday, December 07, 2006

Home Made Mac n Cheeze

This taste soo good it'll make you slap somebody!

Ingredients:

4 slices of bacon 6 cups cheddar cheese (or your favorite cheese, I use colby/jack)
1 pound of Macaroni 1/4 C of butter and 1/2 teaspoon of bacon drippings
(elbow, twist, penne)
1 onion, chopped 1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons of flour
2 cloves garlic, minced 4 cups of Half and half (or milk)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.

In a large pot with boiling water and salt cook pasta. ( do not over cook should be firm, not mushy)

In a medium skillet saute onion, garlic. Remove from heat and add bacon.

In a medium sauce pan melt butter in bacon drippings over low heat. Add flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes. gradually add half and half and continue stirring until thickened.
Stir in 2 cups of grated cheese gradually until partially melted, then stir in 2 more cups until melted.
Combine cooked pasta, sauteed garlic, onions and bacon and cheese sauce. Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish.
Add last 2 cups of grated cheese on top.

Bake uncovered until cheese on top is melted and bubbly. (15-20 minutes) when finished let set for about 10 minutes. Serve.

Let me know how ya like it!