Spicy Macaroni and Cheese

• Meat

  • 1 lb Bacon

• Produce

  • 1/4 cup Green onions
  • 2 Jalapenos

• Pasta & Grains

  • 8 oz Elbow macaroni pasta, cooked

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 1/3 cup Flour
  • 1 Salt

• Dairy

  • 2 cups Cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups Milk
  • 1 cup Pepper jack cheese

• Other

  • 1 cup Flamin' hot cheetos, crushed

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Description

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Bring 3 quarts of salted water to a boil in a stockpot. Cook elbow macaroni pasta for 6-8 minutes, or until al dente. Remove from heat, drain pasta, and set aside. In a large dishwasher-safe sauté pan, cook bacon until crispy and all of the fat has been rendered. Remove bacon from pan and place on paper-towel-lined plates to drain, and, once cool, crumble. Remove about half of the rendered fat from the pan. Add jalapeños and cook for 2-3 minutes. Whisk in flour and cook for an additional 2 minutes, or until the flour and fat are combined. Whisk in milk and bring the mixture to a simmer. Add in cheese, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and green onions. Continue cooking until cheese has melted. Remove from heat and add crumbled bacon, and macaroni. Mix to coat. Pour macaroni and cheese into a medium-size casserole dish and top with crushed Flamin Hot Cheetos. Cook in the oven for 5 minutes and serve warm.