Decadent Mac & Cheese
From psychickaraoke 13 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 10
This version of mac & cheese is completely decadent. It's the gourmand version of kraft & hot dogs. This meal is perfect to alleviate the stress of a long hard day. It's easy to make and guaranteed to be loved by all. Read more Please cook this for a large group, share it with neighbors, and even freeze some for later. If this dish doesn't make you weep tears of joy, you might not have a soul. See less
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Campanelle pasta (perfect shape for the sauce) shopping list
- 1 yellow onion, chopped shopping list
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced shopping list
- 8 oz center-cut bacon, crumbled shopping list
- 8 oz mushrooms, sliced shopping list
- 1/4 C white port or sweet sherry shopping list
- 1 1/2 C half & half shopping list
- 3/4 lb gruyere, grated shopping list
- Tbs coarse sea salt shopping list
How to make it
- bring a large pot of water to a rapid boil for the Campanelle
- while you're waiting for the water:
- fry bacon in 6qt saute pan, reserve half the fat
- drain and crumble bacon
- add onion, garlic, and mushrooms to bacon greasy pan, saute 'til tender
- deglaze pan with port or sherry
- add al dente pasta to saute pan (reserve 1/2 C pasta water)
- add bacon
- add the half and half See Photo
- incorporate grated cheese
- add pasta water, if necessary, to reach desired consistency
- evenly sprinkle salt, no need to stir
- serve immediately
- after you're finished, take a long walk until you can feel your arteries flowing again
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