Name: Build-Your-Own Mac ‘n Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4-6
Ingredients: 1 lb. pasta (cavatappi or elbow); 1/2 tbsp. unsalted butter; 1/2 tbsp. all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup milk; 1/8 tsp. salt; 1/8 tsp. black pepper; 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg; 1 cup white cheddar cheese, shredded; 3 oz. frozen peas; 2 slices Farmland Hickory Smoked Bacon, cooked until crispy; 2 oz. Farmland Cubed Ham; 3-4 cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 scallion, chopped; 4 oz. potato chips, crushed

Side Dish

Build-Your-Own Mac ‘n Cheese

Total Time25 mins

Skill LevelBeginner

Servings4

Rating

Total Time25 mins

Skill LevelBeginner

Servings4-6

Rating

Key IngredientHickory Smoked Bacon, Classic Cut, 12oz

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Ingredients

Build-Your-Own Mac ‘n Cheese

Key Ingredient

Hickory Smoked Bacon, Classic Cut, 12oz

1 lb. pasta (cavatappi or elbow)

1/2 tbsp. unsalted butter

1/2 tbsp. all-purpose flour

1/2 cup milk

1/8 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. black pepper

1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg

1 cup white cheddar cheese

Toppings

3 oz. frozen peas

2 slices Farmland Hickory Smoked Bacon

2 oz. Farmland Cubed Ham

3-4 cherry tomatoes

1 scallion

4 oz. potato chips

Key IngredientHickory Smoked Bacon, Classic Cut, 12oz

Directions

1Preheat oven to 350°

2Cook the pasta in lightly salted water, following package directions, about 12 minutes. Drain.

3While pasta is cooking, melt butter in a medium-size, heavy-bottomed saucepan (not nonstick) over medium heat. Stir in flour until well blended; cook 1 minute. Whisk in 1/4 cup of the milk and cook, whisking continuously, until smooth. Whisk in remaining 1/4 cup milk and continue to cook, whisking until thickened and smooth, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in salt, pepper and nutmeg. Whisk in 1/2 cup of the cheese until smooth.

4In a large bowl, mix together the pasta, cheese sauce and 1/4 cup of the remaining cheese. Stir in your choice of peas and ham, or bacon and tomato.

5Pour into a baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Scatter remaining 1/4 cup cheese evenly over the top.

6Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until bubbly. Remove from oven and let it cool for 10 minutes.

7Garnish with crushed potato chips and/or chopped scallions.

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