Three Cheese Bacon Mac and Cheese

This Three Cheese Bacon Mac and Cheese is loaded up with crispy baked bacon and three different kinds of cheese – Parmesan, Mozzarella, and Cheddar Cheese – it’s to die for!

The Ultimate Comfort Food

I’m a sucker for Mac and Cheese. It’s kinda the ultimate comfort food, am I right? Now when I say that this Three Cheese Bacon Mac and Cheese recipe is to die for, I mean that pretty literally.

I mean bacon, pasta, and cheese… it’s like the perfect combo! So if in the end, it’s the Mac and Cheese that gets me, well, at least it was something I enjoyed.

This recipe was actually inspired by Longhorn’s Steakhouse Bacon Mac and Cheese! I have to get it every time we go there and decided that I really needed to make a copycat recipe at home.

I might be being a little biased, but I think I nailed it!

“This is honestly the best Mac and Cheese recipe that I’ve made. It’s an amazing recipe with lots of delicious flavors and super cheesy! I highly recommend this one!”

– Crystal

Ingredients For Three Cheese Bacon Mac and Cheese

Thick-Cut Bacon
Cavatappi Pasta
Heavy Cream
Butter
All-Purpose Flour
Ground Mustard Powder
Ground Nutmeg
Garlic Powder
Kosher Salt
Ground Black Pepper
Finely Grated Parmesan Cheese
Shredded Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Parmesan Bread Crumbs

How To Make Bacon Mac and Cheese:

1. Begin by preheating the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Place two cooling racks on top of a jelly pan and lay the bacon out on it; the bacon can be touching to start; it will shrink up during cooking, and bake the bacon for 15 – 18 minutes. Once bacon finishes cooking, remove it from the pan and transfer it to a paper towel-lined plate to rest.
3. Turn oven down to 350 degrees F.
4. Bring water to a boil in a large pan, making sure to salt it. Once boiling, add in pasta and cook until Al dente.
5. While pasta and bacon are cooking, add butter and heavy cream to a medium saucepan. Melt butter and whisk in flour and seasonings, and simmer for a couple of minutes, stirring constantly.
6. Whisk in 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese and the other shredded cheeses one at a time until completely melted. Continue to simmer for a couple of minutes, stirring frequently. Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
7. After draining, put cooked macaroni pasta back in the pan and then pour cheese sauce over it.
8. Chop up bacon and transfer it to the pan, stir it in, and transfer mac n cheese to a medium-sized baking dish.
9. Add breadcrumbs and 2 tablespoons of butter to a medium skillet and toast until breadcrumbs are golden brown. Remove from the heat and add the Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the top of the mac and cheese.
10. Bake for 20 minutes and enjoy warm.

More Delicious Comfort Food Recipes

• Best Ever Meatloaf – You’ll love the secret ingredient!
• Chicken and Rice Casserole – This only requires one dish to make it!
• Chicken Tetrazzini – One of my husband’s favorite dinners!
• Cheesy Corn Casserole – Always a hit at Thanksgiving!

This post was originally published March 20, 2013