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Bacon Blue Cheese & Mac

Name: Bacon Blue Cheese & Mac
Total time: 1 HOUR
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 lbs Radiatori Pasta, mini ziti or elbow noodles; 2 tbsp Butter, unsalted; 2 tbsp Flour; 2 ½ cup Milk; ⅔ cup Litehouse® Bacon Blue Cheese Dressing; ⅔ cup Litehouse® Big Blue dressing; 8 oz White Cheddar, freshly grated; 5 oz Litehouse® Blue Cheese Center Cut; ¼ cup Litehouse® Freeze Dried Chives; 1 tsp Black Pepper, ground; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Butter, melted; ½ cup Unseasoned Panko Bread Crumbs; 1 tbsp Litehouse® Freeze Dried Parsley; ½ tsp Salt; 6 ea Center Cut Bacon, slices, cooked and crumbled

November 4, 2015 Jennifer Fisher

1 HOUR

Serves: 8

Trust us, this Mac and Cheese is the BOMB! You might even want to make a double batch....because it will get eaten!

Ingredients

1 lbsRadiatori Pasta, mini ziti or elbow noodles
2 tbspButter, unsalted
2 tbspFlour
2 ½ cupMilk

Dressing options:

⅔ cupLitehouse® Bacon Blue Cheese Dressing
⅔ cupLitehouse® Big Blue dressing
8 ozWhite Cheddar, freshly grated
5 ozLitehouse® Blue Cheese Center Cut
¼ cupLitehouse® Freeze Dried Chives
1 tspBlack Pepper, ground
1 tspSalt

Topping:

1 tbspButter, melted
½ cupUnseasoned Panko Bread Crumbs
1 tbspLitehouse® Freeze Dried Parsley
½ tspSalt
6 eaCenter Cut Bacon, slices, cooked and crumbled

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 F degrees. Spray a baking dish with nonstick spray.Bring water to a boil and prepare pasta according to directions, but shaving 1-2 minutes off of the cooking time to keep al dente.Meanwhile, heat butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. When butter begins to sizzle, quickly add flour and whisk constantly until roux is golden, about 2 minutes. Pour in milk and whisk constantly, stirring until the mixture slightly thickens.Reduce heat to low and add in white cheddar and blue cheese a couple handfuls at a time until cheese melts and sauce is thickened. Stir in Blue Cheese Dressing. Stir in Litehouse® Freeze Dried Chives and season with salt and pepper.Add cooked pasta to baking dish. Pour cheese sauce over top, tossing to coat all the noodles. Cover top in panko bread crumb mixture.Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until top is golden and crunchy and sauce is bubbling. Top with crumbled bacon