Bacon Cheeseburger Mac n Cheese
Serves 13
Directions
- 1Make a quick beef marinade by mixing all the ingredients for the beef marinade until completely combined.
- 2Dice up some center cut bacon.
- 3Toss some extra lean beef into your slow cooker.
- 4Pour over half your marinade, saving the other half for later.
- 5Line the sides of the slow cooker with your center cut bacon.
- 6Cook the beef and bacon in the slow cooker on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 3-4 hours.
- 7For the mac and cheese sauce, quickly blend together cottage cheese, extra sharp cheddar, American cheese, milk, salt, and pepper until completely smooth.
- 8Once your beef and bacon are done cooking, add the other half of your marinade.
- 9Pour over half cooked pasta.
- 10Add in the bone broth caramelized onions.
- 11Pour over your blended cheese sauce.
- 12Let it cook for another 15 to 20 minutes until the pasta is finished cooking and the sauce has thickened.
- 13Garnish with chopped chives.
Ingredients
- 48 oz 93% ground beef
- 8 slices center-cut bacon
- 5 tsp coarse salt
- 1 Tbsp onion powder
- 1 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp oregano
- 2 tsp cumin
- 28 oz can diced tomatoes
- 4 Tbsp sweet relish
- 3 Tbsp tomato paste
- 2 Tbsp garlic purée
- 2 Tbsp diced chipotles
- 672 g pasta, cooked to 50%
- 800 g 2% cottage cheese
- 150 g extra sharp cheddar cheese
- 125 g American cheese
- 250 ml milk
- Salt
- pepper
- 3 diced yellow onions
- 16 oz beef bone broth
- 1 dash soy sauce
- chopped chives
Equipment
slow cookerblenderpan
Tips
- For the bone broth caramelized onions: cook onions over medium-high heat until all water has evaporated and they begin to brown/stick to pan (do not add any salt), then pour over beef bone broth and soy sauce, stir and boil until liquid is completely reduced.
- Cook pasta for half the time shown on the box for 50% cooked pasta.
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