Grown-Up Bacon Mac & Cheese
“grown-up” mac and cheese. Its amazing. Made it for Thanksgiving and everyone RAVED.
Ingredients
- ½ lb dried cavatappi pasta
- 3 cups half & half
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 cups Cabot New York Sharp Cheddar, shredded (sold as an 8oz. block of cheese)
- 1 cup whole milk mozzarella, shredded
- ½ cup parmigiano-reggiano, finely grated
- 1 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped
- 1 tsp fresh thyme
- 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
- 1½ to 2 tbsp green onion, chopped
- 4 cloves fresh garlic, minced (not the stuff in the jar)
- generous pinch of nutmeg (about 1/8 tsp or less)
- generous pinch of cayenne pepper (about 1/8 tsp or less)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 6 slices of semi-crisp hardwood smoked bacon, chopped (feel free to use more if you’d like)
- ¼ cup seasoned Italian breadcrumbs (optional)
- *Salt to season the pasta water
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