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Fancy Macaroni

October 29, 2014

Smoked Gouda. Bacon. Mushrooms. Butter. Best Macaroni and Cheese EVER! I had purchased a small block of Apple Smoked Gouda and while I normally just eat it by the slice, I wanted to do something amazing with it. I had it narrowed down to bacon macaroni and patty melts, but ultimately took the macaroni route. It was an excellent decision on my part and fairly easy to make. I honestly don’t recall how much cheese I used and guesstimated. There is no such thing as “too much cheese”, so by all means, ADD MORE! I call it “Fancy Macaroni”; real creative, huh? Here is what you need:

INGREDIENTS:
4 cups of penne
8 slices of bacon
2 cups of shredded smoked gouda
1 cup of shredded cheddar
2 4 oz. cans of sliced mushrooms
2 cups of milk
3/4 cup of sour cream
4 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of flour
1 egg
salt and pepper for seasoning

DIRECTIONS:
1.Pre-heat oven to 375 and grease a baking dish.
2. Start by frying the bacon until almost crispy and give it a rough chop. If you want to reserve a little of that bacon grease and mix it in with the sauce, I won’t judge you. In fact, I will applaud you.
3. Cook pasta al dente and mix it with the softened butter. Pour the pasta into the greased dish and mix with the chopped bacon and mushrooms.
4. To make the sauce, add the milk and sour cream to a pot and stir on low/medium heat. Add the flour to thicken sauce and slowly add the cheese. Be sure to reserve some cheese to sprinkle on top! Add salt and pepper to taste. Turn off the heat and quickly stir in the egg.
5. Pour sauce over the pasta and mix everything together.
6. Sprinkle remaining cheese over top.
7. Bake uncovered for 15 minutes or until bubbly.

I made this last night, and my husband and I just about devoured the entire dish. I hope you love it too!

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  1. Loraine Keller says

    October 29, 2014 at 11:03 pm

    This recipe sounds like a keeper. Love Grandma K.

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    • Modern Day Farm Chick says

      October 30, 2014 at 12:04 pm

      I agree!

      Reply
  2. Debbie Spivey says

    October 30, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    Girl, you had me at smoked Gouda and bacon! I have pinned this to my Food Pinterest Board for later consumption.

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    • Modern Day Farm Chick says

      October 30, 2014 at 3:56 pm

      I just can’t get enough Gouda! ๐Ÿ™‚

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      • Debbie Spivey says

        October 30, 2014 at 4:18 pm

        I like it too! ๐Ÿ™‚

        Reply
  3. Crystal Cattle says

    November 21, 2014 at 2:45 am

    This sounds so good. Definitely pinning!
    http://www.crystalcattle.com

    Reply
  4. Ashley Brantmeier says

    February 17, 2015 at 3:18 am

    I made this tonight and it was delish!!! Thanks for the recipe, Annaliese. Did you make up this recipe yourself?

    Oh, and you can applaud me…I mixed some of the bacon grease in with the sauce ๐Ÿ˜‰

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