PIMENTO MAC AND CHEESE

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Not your old box Mac and Cheese ! I found this Recipe on ifood when looking for a Grown Up style Mac & Cheese and I think this is it ! Making this in 4 individual serving bowls, and I top with crumbled bacon and bread crumbs just before removing from oven that last few minutes of cooking to give it just a little extra grown up touch.

Provided by lesliecoy

Categories     Macaroni And Cheese

Time 35m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb macaroni (try something other than elbow!)
14 ounces pimento cheese (regular or jalepeno)
1/4 cup margarine (Brummel & Brown)
1/3 cup flour
2 cups milk
salt and pepper
bacon crumbles and fine breadcrumbs

Steps:

  • Cook macaroni in boiling water for approximately 12 minutes or until pasta is tender. Drain and set aside.
  • In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir flour into the melted butter until combined. Stirring ocassionally, cook for 2 minutes'.
  • Add milk and keep stirring until flour mixture has has thickened. Once thickened, add 1 cup of Palmetto Cheese and remove from the heat.
  • Stir until combined. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • In oven safe bowls combine macaroni and the cheese sauce until mixed thoroughly. Spoon remaining Palmetto Cheese over the top. Bake at 350F until bubbly, approximately 25 minutes.
  • Right before removing from oven, top with crumbled bacon and bread crumbs if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 589.7, Fat 12, SaturatedFat 4.3, Cholesterol 17.1, Sodium 133.4, Carbohydrate 98.8, Fiber 3.9, Sugar 3.1, Protein 20

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