Bacon & Cheeseburger Mac

By WaffleCrumbs

From: Noodles & Co. (I made meatballs instead of mixing the hamburger meat into the sauce)

Ingredients

• CHEESE SAUCE:
• 1 pint cream
• 6 oz. cheese (your choice)
• 1 T. butter
• 1 T. flour
• salt & pepper to taste
• TOPPINGS:
• 1 lb. elbow macaroni noodles, cooked & drained
• 8 oz. cooked ground beef
• 4-6 slices of cooked bacon, crumbled
• 6 oz. shredded cheddar/jack cheese
• 1 c. toasted bread crumbs
• 1 c. diced tomato
• 1/2 c. diced green onions

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the butter and flour together and set aside. Bring the cream to a low simmer in a thick bottomed pot. Add the butter/flour mixture and stir with a whisk until smooth and slightly thickened (about 5 minutes) Take the pot off the heat, add the cheese and whisk until smooth, season to taste. Mix sauce with macaroni noodles and top with ground beef, bacon, cheese, tomato, green onions and breadcrumbs.