ONE-PAN WHITE CHEDDAR MAC AND CHEESE

One-Pan White Cheddar Mac and Cheese image

If you can make boxed macaroni and cheese, you can make this one-pan, scratch-made mac and cheese! The bacon, chives, and crispy bread crumb topping add some great extra flavor and texture.

Provided by fabeveryday

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork

Time 25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

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Ingredients

16 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni
2 ½ cups milk
2 cups water
1 teaspoon garlic salt
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup margarine
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 ½ cups shredded white Cheddar cheese
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
¼ cup panko bread crumbs
¼ cup real bacon bits
1 tablespoon snipped chives

Steps:

Combine macaroni, milk, water, garlic salt, and salt in a Dutch oven on a stovetop over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring frequently so noodles don't stick to the pan, until noodles are soft and most of the liquid has been absorbed, 7 to 10 minutes.
Remove pot from heat and stir in margarine and pepper until melted. Stir in Cheddar cheese and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese until melted.
Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
Top pasta with bread crumbs, remaining 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese, and bacon bits.
Place Dutch oven under the broiler until topping is lightly browned and crispy, 1 to 3 minutes. Top with chives and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 584.9 calories, Carbohydrate 63.9 g, Cholesterol 53.5 mg, Fat 25.7 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 27.2 g, SaturatedFat 11.7 g, Sodium 1116 mg, Sugar 7.4 g