The experts preach that macaroni and cheese has been around for over five hundred years. If this is true, I think there is a different recipe for each one of those years.
Macaroni and cheese is one of those dishes which has a great taste base but will take practically any variation of cheeses and we all know how many kinds of fromage there are, you don't?
I tried Googling it but there's too many to count! The hardest part of making this macaroni and cheese is probably the bechamel sauce.
This is a French style white sauce used as a base for many other dishes and is made by mixing equal parts of butter and flour creating a roux. This will thicken the sauce after the milk has been added.
This is my second mac and cheese recipe in a week and your probably wondering why. This post is being hooked up to the Crazy Cooking Challenge being hosted by Tina from Moms Crazy Cooking.
This months challenge is for seventy three different bloggers to find, make and post the ultimate mac and cheese dish. The recipe must come from another blog and after some searching I decided to make Pioneer Woman's bacon and onion dish.
This lady has some great recipes and lately has been doing some Food Network shows but her blog posts are funny and down to earth. She's been blogging for a long time but doesn't seem to have forgotten her blogging roots.
The dish was amazing and I did make two changes to the recipe by using mini penne and switching up the Parmesan to Pecorino just because I had a huge chunk of it in the fridge. This dish is creamy and cheesy but the kick in the pants taste comes from the caramelized onions and crispy bacon which are mixed through and on top just in case your fork didn't score any pieces on the way up.
Fall is coming and if you just need a big dish of cheesy love to have on your dinner table one night then make this, you wont regret it. Try voting for your favorite mac dish below if you can make it through all of the deliciousness.