Recipe of Thomas Keller BACON MAC & CHEESE

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have bacon mac & cheese using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make BACON MAC & CHEESE:

1. Take 1 box of Cavatappi pasta (16oz)
2. Get 1 tbsp Olive Oil
3. Get 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
4. Prepare 1 small onion, diced
5. Get 2 cup half and half
6. Get 1 cup heavy cream
7. Make ready 1 cup Carolina Joe's Grillin' Sauce or BBQ or Sauce of your choice
8. Get 1 tsp white pepper
9. Get 1 1 1/2 tsp. sea salt
10. Make ready 3 cup freshly grated smoked cheddar
11. Get 1 cup freshly grated cheddar cheese
12. Make ready 1/2 cup butter
13. Prepare 8 cooked bacon slices, chopped
14. Get 3/4 cup of breadcrumbs

Instructions to make BACON MAC & CHEESE:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bring 1 gallon of salted water to a boil in a lager pot; add the pasta. Cook pasta about 8 minutes or until al dente. Drain; rinse with cold water and toss with 1 Tbsp Olive Oil.
3. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, and sauté until tender. Add flour and cook, whisking constantly for 1 to 2 minutes until smooth. (Do not let the flour brown)
4. Add half and half, heavy cream, BBQ Sauce, white pepper, and sea salt, bring to a simmer.
5. Cook, whisking constantly for about 6 minutes or until thickened. Gradually all cheese, 1 cup at a time, stirring until blended.
6. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; stir in cooked pasta. Spoon into a lightly greased 13 X 9 inch baking dish. Sprinkle bacon and bread crumbs over the top of the pasta and bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until golden and crisp on top.

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