# Bacon Mac and Cheese

A rich and decadent bacon mac and cheese recipe cooked in the oven.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pound Velveeta cheese
- 1.5 pound dry elbow pasta
- 5 cups milk
- pepper
- salt
- granulated garlic
- 1 pound cheddar cheese
- 1 pound jalapeño havarti
- hot sauce
- 2 pounds bacon
- shredded double cheddar
- parsley

## Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Cube the Velveeta cheese and place it in a baking dish.
3. Add dry elbow pasta to the baking dish with the Velveeta.
4. Pour milk into the baking dish, ensuring it covers the pasta and cheese.
5. Season with pepper, salt, and granulated garlic to taste.
6. Add grated cheddar cheese and jalapeño havarti to the dish.
7. Drizzle hot sauce over the ingredients.
8. Place the baking dish into the preheated oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
9. Chop 2 pounds of bacon into small pieces.
10. Cook the chopped bacon in a skillet until all the fat is rendered and the bacon is crispy.
11. Remove the cooked bacon from the skillet and drain excess oil. Pat dry with paper towels.
12. Pour excess bacon oil into a mason jar for future use.
13. After 30 minutes, pull the mac and cheese out of the oven.
14. Add the cooked bacon to the mac and cheese.
15. Mix all ingredients together until well combined.
16. Cover the baking dish with a lid and return it to the oven for another 30 minutes.
17. After the second half-hour, remove the mac and cheese from the oven and mix it again.
18. Sprinkle shredded double cheddar cheese evenly on top of the mac and cheese.
19. Turn your oven to broil and place the dish back in until the top layer of cheese is melted and golden.
20. Remove from oven, garnish with fresh parsley and serve.

## Equipment

- baking dish
- baking tray
- knife
- cutting board
- skillet
- mason jar
- oven mitts
- spoon

## Tips

- Save excess bacon oil in a mason jar in the fridge for future use.
- Turn the oven to broil at the end to melt the top layer of cheese until golden brown

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT616Vuad/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/38f67e43-a40e-47c0-9123-6bb1a8be7e9a
- Extracted: 2025-07-04

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