Skillet Bacon Macaroni and Cheese - Everyday Food with Sarah Carey

Crisp air and shorter days can only mean one thing: It's time for comfort food! And I can't think of a dish I'd rather cozy up to than this rich and velvety bacon macaroni and cheese. Not only can this recipe feed your entire family, but all of the ingredients are cooked in a single pot -- that's right, even the pasta -- making cleanup a cinch. And if you love this recipe, download the October issue of "Everyday Food" for four other variations on this classic dish.
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PREP: 40 MINS TOTAL TIME: 40 MINS
SERVINGS:8
INGREDIENTS
8 slices bacon
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
6 cups 2% milk
3/4 pound elbow macaroni
3 cups grated gouda
1 cup grated Gruyere
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1
Cook bacon until crisp. Remove from skillet and crumble (discard bacon fat).
STEP 2
Heat broiler. In a large straight-sided, oven-safe skillet, melt butter. Remove 1 tablespoon butter and combine with breadcrumbs and Parmesan.
STEP 3
Whisk in flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Very gradually whisk in milk and bring to a simmer. Add macaroni and cook, stirring constantly and scraping bottom of pan, until tender, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in remaining cheese and the bacon and mustard, and season with salt and pepper. Top with breadcrumb mixture and broil until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
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Sarah Carey is the editor of Everyday Food magazine and her job is to come up with the best ways to make fast, delicious food at home. But she's also a mom to two hungry kids, so the question "What's for dinner?" is never far from her mind -- or theirs, it seems! Her days can get crazy busy (whose don't?), so these videos are all about her favorite fast, fresh meals -- and the tricks she uses to make it all SO much easier.
Skillet Bacon Macaroni and Cheese - Everyday Food with Sarah Carey