How to Make Macaroni and Cheese with Bacon
This is a delicious Macaroni and Cheese dish, perfect for four people. It combines rich cheese with crispy bacon, is easy to make, and is a popular American home-cooked meal.
Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★★
Ingredients and Tools Needed
- Macaroni
- Cheese
- Meat
- Onion
- Butter
- Flour
- Milk
- Garlic
Quantities
Before each preparation, determine how many servings you want to make. One serving is enough for 2 people.
- Macaroni: 100-125g
- Cheese: 40-55g (add an extra 25g for baking), shredded
- Bacon or other meat: 100-125g
- Onion: 25-40g, finely chopped
- Butter: 15g
- Flour: 10g
- Milk: 125ml
- Garlic: half a clove, minced
Instructions
- Grate the cheese into fine crumbs
- Slice the onion into strips
- Boil the macaroni in slightly salted water for 6 minutes
- Medium Heat
- Add butter to the pan and wait for it to melt
- Add the onion
- Once the onion softens, add the garlic
- When the garlic becomes fragrant, add the meat and wait for 5 seconds
- Low Heat
- Add the milk in four batches, stirring for 5 seconds between each addition
- Add the flour and stir thoroughly
- Add the cheese and mix well
- Combine the macaroni and cheese sauce
- If you do not plan to bake it, it is ready to eat
- Baking:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C
- Spread the extra 50g of cheese over the macaroni
- Once the oven is preheated to 180°C, place the macaroni inside
- Bake until the surface is golden brown, approximately 24 minutes
Additional Information
This dish is quite unhealthy, containing approximately 1300 calories and 80g of fat. It is not recommended to eat it frequently.
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