Bacon & Bleu Cheese Mac-N-Cheese

By HarryF

Ingredients

• 16 ounces Barilla elbow noodles
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1 1/3 cups half-and-half
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan
• 1/3 cup grated mozzarella
• 1/3 cup grated Cheddar
• 1/3 cup grated smoked Gouda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon café-grind black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups cooked bacon pieces
• 1 1/2 cups blue cheese crumbles

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Set oven to 350 degrees.

2. Cook noodles. In a large pot of well-salted water, cook noodles until al dente. Drain, reserving some cooking water.

3. Make cream sauce. In a large pot, melt butter on medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth, cook, stirring continuously. to achieve a roux light tan in color. A quarter-cup at a time at first, stir in cream, whisking well to incorporate each addition before adding another. Stir in half-and-half. Stirring often, bring just to a simmer, then let gently simmer for about 10 minutes or until mixture thickens. Stir in cheeses until melted; season with salt and pepper.

4. Make mac-n-cheese. Stir cooked noodles into cream sauce. If needed, loosen the sauce with cooking water. Stir in bacon and blue cheese.

5. To serve TwinOak-style, portion 1 ¼ cups mac-n-cheese into large oven-safe ramekins. Place in a 350-degree oven until hot and bubbly, about 15 minutes.

Per serving: 395 calories; 22g fat; 12g saturated fat; 65mg cholesterol; 18g protein; 30g carbohydrate; 2g sugar; 1g fiber; 705mg sodium; 205mg calcium.
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