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Suggest a better descriptionCook mac until al dente about 4-5 minutes. Rinse with cold water and keep on the side.
Dice bacon. Fry it in a skillet until crispy and render the bacon fat, scoop out the bacon and put it on the side. Keep the bacon fat.
In a large pot, pour in 2 tbsp of the bacon fat and the 1 tbsp of butter over low heat. Stir in flour and pepper flakes. (If not using bacon, replace the 2bsp of bacon with butter)
Cook for 3 minutes, stirring.
Whisk in milk and cream and add bay leaves
Bring to a boil, whisking constantly for 3 minutes.
Remove bay leaves
Stir in mustard, S & P and cheese.
Remove from heat, add mac and stir. Add most of diced bacon and stir. Put remaining diced bacon in with bread crumbs
Butter a baking dish and pour the mac in.
Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the mac.
Bake in 400 oven for 20-25 min or until bubbling. Broil for last 3-4 minutes to crisp up the crust.
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (175g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 8 Servings | ||
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Calories: 138 | ||
Calories from Fat: 91 (66%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 10.1g | 14 % | |
Saturated Fat 6.1g | 30 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 2.8g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 0.5g | ||
Cholesterol 30.7mg | 9 % | |
Sodium 101.6mg | 4 % | |
Potassium 161.5mg | 4 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 8.8g | 3 % | |
Dietary Fiber 0.4g | 1 % | |
Sugars, other 8.5g | ||
Protein 3.6g | 5 % | |
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Calories per serving: 138
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