4 Cheese with Bacon Mac

Ingredients:

• 1 box (1lb) cavatappi or macaroni
• 6 slices bacon, diced
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups 2% milk
• 1/2 teaspoon onion flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 pound sharp cheddar cheese shredded
• 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella
• 8 slices American Cheese

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Coat a 3 quart broiler safe baking dish with nonstick spray
• Cook your pasta and drain
• Cook bacon in a medium saucepan until crisp
• Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain
• Pour off all drippings except 2 tablespoons
• Add butter to bacon drippings
• Whisk in flour until smooth
• In a thin stream whisk in milk
• Stir in onion flakes, salt and pepper
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat then reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes
• In a large bowl toss together cheddar, colby jack, mozzarella
• Remove milk mixture from heat, whisk in American cheese and 1 1/4 cup of cheese mixture
• Toss bacon in with remaining cheese mixture
• In pasta pot combine cooked pasta and cheese sauce
• Pour half into prepared dish
• Sprinkle with a generous cup of cheese and bacon mixture
• Repeat layering
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes
• Increase oven temp to broil and broil 3 minutes until top is lightly browned.

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this was delicious. it made so much. we had tons of left overs. it was good as a main dish but my husband would have preferred it as a side!

Thick and Creamy Baked Mac and Cheese

(the mac and cheese is actually more yellow than the picture makes it look)

Ingredients:
1 can Campbell's condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup
1/2 soup can of milk
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/4 c bread crumbs
2 tsp butter, melted
2 c cooked, hot noodles (elbow noodles recommended)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400.

2. Boil water. Cook noodles. Drain.

3. In a 1qt baking dish, mix soup, milk, pepper, and noodles.

4. In a separate bowl, mix bread crumbs and butter. Sprinkle on top of noodles.

5. Bake for 20 minutes or until heated through.
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This recipe was delicious. It was like a good ol' southern mac and cheese. This only makes 2 cups though which was perfect for just my husband and I so you may want to double the recipe.

Home Made Fried Rice

Ingredients:

1 - 2 green onions, as desired
2 large eggs
1 tsp salt
Pepper to taste
4 tbsp oil for stir-frying, or as needed
4 c. cold cooked rice
1 - 2 tbsp light soy sauce

3/4 c. frozen mixed peas and carrots

Directions:

1. Wash and finely chop the green onion.

2. Lightly beat the eggs with the salt and pepper.

3. Heat a wok or frying pan and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the eggs. Cook, stirring, until they are lightly scrambled but not too dry. Remove the eggs and clean out the pan.

4. Add 2 tablespoons oil. Add the rice. Stir-fry for a few minutes (i do it for about 5 minutes) , using chopsticks or a wooden spoon to break it apart.

5. Stir in the soy sauce.

6. When the rice is heated through, add the peas, carrots, and, scrambled egg back into the pan. Mix thoroughly.

7. Stir in the green onion. Serve hot.

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I have made this several times and I learn what I would like more of and what I would like less of each time. So you may find out that you like a little less soy sauce or a little more egg?!? This is one of my husband's favorites.