Killer Mac & Cheese with Bacon

Name: Killer Mac & Cheese with Bacon
Yield: serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients: Extra virgin olive oil; 6 slices bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice; Kosher salt; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1 quart whole milk, plus more as needed; 1 pound shells or other short pasta; 2 cups freshly grated Cheddar cheese; 2 cups freshly grated Fontina cheese; 1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano; 1/4 cup Dijon mustard; Tabasco or other hot sauce, to taste

December 9, 2011

Everyone thinks of mac and cheese as comfort food, but there’s a lot of bad mac and cheese out there, and frankly, that food makes me UNcomfortable! Great mac and cheese should be creamy and tangy and luscious—it should get me excited with every bite. I promise that this recipe is what mac and cheese should be. And it’s got bacon! What could be better?

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