Hey! don't lick that!

Today I attempted a new recipe that I conjured up based on a few other recipes that sounded good....one loosely based from pinterest (yes, I'm addicted)...luckily for me it was edible and pretty darn good!

Bacon & beer cheese macaroni

(it's hard to match that Kraft mac 'n cheese goodness, so this is different enough to be accepted as "good")

Ingredients:
1 box macaroni noodles
-6-8 strips of bacon
-2 tbsp butter
-2 tbsp flour (all-purpose)
-1 cup milk
-1 cup beer (lite would be best- I kept it classy and used Keystone lite)
-about 1 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
-about 1 cup shredded cojack cheese
-seasonings- pepper, salt, garlic powder, red chili flakes, etc (whatever you like)
-Frenches cheddar fried onions

Directions:

-cook the macaroni noodles (obviously, right?) & drain
-cook the bacon- I do it in the microwave so it gets nice and crispy (although Curt finds it weird?)
-preheat the oven to 350 degrees

-in a large pan, melt the butter, and stir in the flour, milk, and beer on medium heat
            -gradually add the cheese- one handful at a time-and stir until smooth-until all cheese is incorporated
-add in seasoning- I added pepper & onion salt because it is all I had ready!

pour the cheese mixture into the noodles & crumble the bacon into the pot

mix it all up good & pour into a greased 13x9 pan
Bake the macaroni for about 15-20 minutes
----crumble the cheddar onions on top of the macaroni and bake for a couple more minutes

enjoy!

I naturally ate it with some nice garlic toast....love my carbs!  This isn't the healthiest meal, but for an occasional splurge, it's a nice meal!
(ps the "lick that" in the title was not in regards to me licking my fingers while cooking or plate clean after eating....it was just the puppy being nosy!)

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