Roasted Garlic & Bacon Macaroni and Cheese

• Meat

  • 3 slices Bacon, cooked & chopped

• Produce

  • 1 tbsp Garlic or minced garlic, roasted
  • 1 tsp Onion powder

• Pasta & Grains

  • 16 oz Pasta, dry

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 cup Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper, ground
  • 1 tsp Salt

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs

• Dairy

  • 4 tbsp Butter
  • 4 cups Cheddar, sharp
  • 2 cups Milk

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Ingredients

• 16 oz. dry pasta (I used penne)
• 2 T butter
• 1 T roasted garlic or minced garlic
• 1 t onion powder
• 1 t salt
• 1/2 t ground pepper
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 cups milk
• 4 cups shredded sharp cheddar, divided
• 3 slices bacon, cooked & chopped
• 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
• 2 T butter, melted

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In large pot boil water & cook pasta according to package directions.
• In large saucepan melt 2 T butter, whisk in onion powder, flour & milk. Cook until slightly thickened. Add 2 cups of shredded cheese, stir until melted. Now stir in roasted garlic (if you are not using roasted garlic, add minced garlic when melting butter for sauce). Remove from heat.
• When pasta is cooked and drained, stir together with cheese mixture, bacon and 2 cups of shredded cheese.
• Spoon into greased 13x9 baking dish.
• Combine Panko breadcrumbs and 2 T melted butter, sprinkle over top of macaroni and cheese.
• Bake 20 minutes. Broil 2 minutes after baking if youd like breadcrumbs & cheese to crisp.