Hello, So it is my Husbands Birthday tomorrow (March 4th) so since last Tuesday we have been Celebrating "Birthday Week" this happens to be our very first Year doing Birthday Week. So it has been really fun, because he calls what he wants for dinner for the Week. Of course he would pick something pretty amazing like homemade Mac n Cheese! I wasn't gonna say no to that. He requested to have bacon added to it as well. So I searched on Pinterest a bit...and found this awesome recipe.... Best Ever Homemade Mac & Cheese So here is my version of the recipe. Enjoy (we sure did!) Ingredients: 2-4 Chorizo Sausages 100-200g of bacon (8 ish pieces) 16 oz macaroni pasta 1 lb medium cheddar cheese 8 oz gouda cheese 5 tbsp butter 4 tbsp flour 2 cans evaporated milk 1/2 cup heavy cream (I used whipping cream) 1/4 tsp ground mustard 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp salt Directions: *I cooked the bacon ahead of time (put tin foil on a baking sheet and spread bacon onto the sheet, put in 350 degree oven until nice and crispy) *I cooked the chorizo ahead of time. (put in a small frying pan, with about 1/4 cup of water and medium heat for about 15 minutes...once the water disappears I then brown it. 1. Bring large pot of water to a boil and cook pasta until just about al dente, do not over cook. It will take about 6-7 minutes. 2. Grate Cheddar & Gouda Cheese into a big bowl (we used our food processor with our grater attachment, so much quicker) 3. Drain pasta and set aside. 4. Now to make the roux. In a saucepan melt the 5 tbsp of butter over medium heat and whisk in the flour. Keep stirring for about 30 seconds (until it get's nice and heated through) 5. Slowly add 1 can of evaporated milk and whisk constantly, when it begins to get thick you can add the second can and whisk constantly until it get's thick and bubbly. 6. Add the heavy cream and the seasonings whisk and mix it all together. Bring it to a boil and then reduce heat and let simmer for 30 seconds more. 7. Remove from heat and add the cheese and stir until it is all melted. Then add the bacon & chorizo sausage and mix. 8. Put pasta back into it's pot and mix the cheese mixture with the pasta. 9. Pour mac 'n' cheese into a casserole dish. Place in 400 degree oven uncovered for about 20 minutes. Enjoy! Scroll down for the recipe step by step with pictures. 1. Cook the bacon. Place tin foil on a baking sheet and spread bacon out. 350 degree oven until the bacon is nice and crispy (mine ended up a little too crispy...hehe) Then I just chopped it all up and set it aside. 2. Cook the Chorizo Sausage. Place sausage in a pan with water and cover for about 15 minutes. Then once the water disappears brown the sausages. Cut up into nice bite sized pieces and set aside 3. Boil water (I like to add a little bit of olive oil and some salt to the water when it's boiling) then add the pasta until just about al dente, about 6-7 minutes. 4. Grate all that cheese. Hubby used the food processor with the grater attachment. So fast! 5. Make the roux. In sauce pan melt the butter over medium heat and add the flour. Stir with a whisk for about 30 seconds. 6. Slowly add 1 can of the evaporated milk and stir with the whisk constantly. When it begins to thicken add the second can very slowly and stir with a whisk until thick and bubbly. 7. Add the heavy cream and the seasonings and mix it all together. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and let simmer for 30 seconds. 8. Remove from heat and add the cheese and stir until it is all melted. Then add the bacon & chorizo sausage and mix. Mix this all together with the pasta. 9. Pour Mac 'n' Cheese into a casserole dish and bake in a 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes. 10. Enjoy the yummy-ness you just created! Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you enjoyed my first recipe post...I am sure there are more to come!
...following my dreams... -Cynthia
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