MEMBER RECIPE
Zach's Mac Recipe
By McBoingBoing
Easy to make Leek, Bacon, and Cheddar Mac and Cheese!
INGREDIENTS
- 6 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 10-12 oz sour cream
- 8oz Bacon, Diced
- 1/4 cup bacon fat
- 3 Stalks of Leeks, using only whites and light green parts. cut 1/2 through and sliced.
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- S&P TT
- 8oz small curd cottage cheese
- 2 cups dry breadcrumbs
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil, add pasta, and cook until done; drain.
- Cook bacon in saute pan, draining bacon fat as necessary to get a nice crunchy bacon. reseve fat for topping, Deglaze pan with 1/8 cup water..get up all the crunchy bits on the bottom and place in 9×13 pan with bacon
- In 9×13 inch baking dish, stir together macaroni, shredded cheddar cheese, bacon, leeks, cottage cheese, sour cream, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. In a small bowl, mix together bread crumbs and bacon fat. Sprinkle topping over macaroni mixture
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until top is golden
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@McBoingBoing WHAT PASTA????????????????
The question should really be...how MUCH pasta?
I'm pretty sure most people use elbow macaroni for Mac n Cheese....
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil, add pasta, and cook until done; drain.
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UMMM...what pasta?