# Macaroni and Cheese

This macaroni and cheese recipe is ideal for Thanksgiving or potlucks, requiring two pans to satisfy everyone.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 12 ounces hickory smoked bacon
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 0.5 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- 0.5 tablespoon flavor-time seasoning
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 2 cups whole milk or 2% milk
- 1 ounce ranch dressing mix
- 16 ounces pepper jack cheese
- 16 ounces white American cheese
- 2 pounds large elbow pasta
- mozzarella cheese
- freshly grated Parmesan
- crushed white cheddar Cheez-Its

## Instructions

1. Chop 12 ounces of hickory smoked bacon.
2. Cook the bacon in a pan until fully cooked, then remove it from the pan.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour, half a tablespoon of garlic powder, and a teaspoon of ground mustard to the pan with the bacon grease.
4. Add about half a tablespoon of Pepper Belly Pete's flavor-time seasoning.
5. Stir the mixture for a couple of minutes to cook out the raw flour taste.
6. Pour in a 12-ounce can of evaporated milk while stirring, scraping everything off the bottom.
7. Add one pint of heavy cream.
8. Stir until smooth and there are no lumps in the sauce.
9. Add in 2 cups of whole milk or 2% milk.
10. Add a 1-ounce packet of ranch dressing mix.
11. Add 16 ounces of pepper jack cheese and 16 ounces of white American cheese (grated from a block).
12. Once the cheese is melted, add 2 pounds of large elbow pasta that has been cooked for 7 minutes.
13. Gently fold the pasta into the cheese sauce.
14. In a self-cleaning oven dish, add half of the mac and cheese mixture.
15. Layer with mozzarella cheese.
16. Add the remaining mac and cheese.
17. Sprinkle with cooked and crumbled bacon.
18. Top with freshly grated Parmesan.
19. Add crushed white cheddar Cheez-Its on top.
20. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes, covering with foil halfway through.

## Equipment

- pan
- spatula
- oven
- casserole dish

## Tips

- Always make two pans of this mac and cheese, as one will likely be eaten entirely by one person.
- Cook the pasta for 7 minutes.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WDxpBQnFua0
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/086f7029-f1e7-4f22-9e8d-c5e62e1a2851
- Extracted: 2025-11-26

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