Nikki's Bacon Mac n Cheese.
You can have Nikki's Bacon Mac n Cheese using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Nikki's Bacon Mac n Cheese
- Prepare of cooked (al dente) penne pasta.
- Prepare of 9 oz pouches Pregresso Recipe Starters 3 cheese cooking sauce.
- Prepare of light cream.
- You need of milk (or just use 3/4 cup if you dont have cream).
- Prepare of shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese.
- It’s of american cheese.
- It’s of cooked and crumbled crispy bacon.
- It’s of yellow mustard.
- Prepare of white pepper.
- You need of italian panko bread crumbs with cheese (or just mix plain panko with italian bread crumbs).
Nikki's Bacon Mac n Cheese step by step
preheat oven to 400, spray 3 quart casserole with cooking spray..
in a 3 quart saucepan, heat cheese sauce, milk, and cream to boiling. stir. remove from heat and stir in mustard, american cheese, 2 cups cheddar, and pepper. stir until cheeses are melted. add pasta and half the bacon, mix well..
spoon pasta mix into casserole, top with remaining cheddar. bake uncovered about 15 minutes and cheese is bubbly..
sprinkle with bread crumbs and cook an additional 5 minutes. enjoy! **note: measurements for cheddar and bacon are suggestions based on what i use, feel free to add more if you prefer! :-P.
