Stir in cheese sauce, bacon and onions, parsley and green onion. Add macaroni and cook about 7 minutes, or until al dente. In a 5-quart pot, bring salted water to boil (use 2 teaspoons per quart of water). Remove from heat and stir in fontina, Monterey Jack and 3/4 cup of Asiago cheese. Whisk occasionally until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add mustard, Tabasco, salt and pepper and reduce heat. Bring mixture to a boil while still whisking. Add milk in a steady stream while constantly whisking. In same saucepan, melt butter over low heat. (There shouldn’t be any excess moisture.) Remove from pan and reserve. Add onions and cook over medium heat until caramelized and light brown. Remove with slotted spoon and drain all but 2 teaspoons of bacon fat. In a heavy saucepan, render bacon over medium heat until cooked and slightly crisp. Lightly butter a 3- to 4-quart baking dish. Recipe from Jonelle Mahon, North Las VegasĪPPLEWOOD-SMOKED BACON AND CARAMELIZED ONION MACARONI AND CHEESEĨ slices (about 8 ounces) applewood-smoked bacon, cut crosswise into small sticklike piecesĢ medium Spanish onions (yellow), thinly slicedġ 1/2 cups (6 ounces) grated Danish fontina cheeseġ 1/2 cups (6 ounces) grated Monterey Jack cheeseġ/4 cup chopped Italian (flat-leaf) parsley Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted and tops of shells are golden brown. Pour mixture into a buttered 9-by-13-inch baking dish (or equivalent casserole dish) and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 20 minutes.
Pour cheese mixture over pasta and stir until well blended. Heat half-and-half in a 2-quart saucepan (do not boil). Stir until pasta is well coated.įry bacon until crisp and drain on paper towels. Place cooked pasta in a large bowl and pour melted butter over it. (Do not overcook, as pasta will continue cooking in oven.) Drain well. The winner of the drawing for the $100 prize is Jonelle Mahon of North Las Vegas.ġ 8-ounce package cream cheese (Philadelphia preferred), at room temperature and cut into chunksġ 7-ounce wedge brie cheese, cut into chunks (easier to cut when cold)Ĭook pasta until al dente in boiling salted water, approximately 9 minutes. We’re publishing nine of the most interesting recipes here. Some 65 readers responded to our call for macaroni and cheese recipes, proving that this classic still is popular and still provides a measure of comfort in these trying times.Īs we had hoped, we got lots of variations on the basic dish, including several that we classified more as casseroles.
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