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Smoky Hot Bacon Macaroni and Cheese
By Charlotte on March 27, 2015 6:46 AM
By Rachel Rappaport, author of Cooking with Frank's RedHot Cayenne Pepper Sauce
The ultimate hot sauce lover's mac and cheese! If you aren't a fan of smoky Cheddar, use a plain sharp Cheddar or Gouda.
Smoky Hot Bacon Macaroni and Cheese
Makes 8 servings
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- 1 cup milk, at room temperature
- 2 cups shredded smoked Cheddar cheese
- 3 tablespoons Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
- 4 slices thick cut bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 pound cooked macaroni
- 1⁄3 cup panko crumbs
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Sauté the onion and garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and heat through, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
In a medium pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the flour along with salt and pepper and whisk until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add the milk and whisk together until slightly thickened, about 5-10 minutes. Whisk in the Cheddar and Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce.
Add the tomato mixture, bacon and macaroni; stir to evenly distribute. Pour into a lightly oiled 2-quart baking dish. Top with a sprinkle of panko. Bake covered about 15 minutes, then uncover and cook until hot and bubbly, about 10-15 additional minutes. Serve immediately.
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Rachel Rappaport, author of Cooking with Frank's RedHot Cayenne Pepper Sauce
About the Author
Rachel Rappaport is an award-winning recipe developer, cookbook author and food blogger. Her blog, Coconut and Lime (coconutandlime.com), features more than 1,600 of her original recipes and was named one of the top 50 food blogs in the world by MSN's Delish.com. Her work has been featured on NPR, the Washington Post, the LA Times, the Baltimore Sun and Fox News.
Recipe Excerpted from
Cooking with Frank's RedHot Cayenne Pepper Sauce: Delicious Recipes that Bring the Heat*
Author: Rachel Rappaport
Other Works: The Big Book of Slow Cooker Recipes, The Big Book of Vegetarian Recipes and more.
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Penned: September 2014
What's Inside: 65 recipes featuring Frank's RedHot Cayenne Pepper Sauce. This cookbook is the first and only collection dedicated to (not officially sponsored by) the best-selling sauce.
Designed to deliver aWOW, these creative dishes include game-day appetizers (think Atomic Wings), guest-worthy entrees (make mine Hot Ranch Fried Chicken), scene-stealing sides (like July Salad with Zesty Lime Vinaigrette) andmore. You'll even find chapters devoted to brunch favorites (Bloody Mary Gelatin Shots anyone?) plus hot and sweet endings (gotta try Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice Peach Crumble). Whatever your choice, these attention getters are sure to spice things up.
Time Out: 136 pages
Available: $21.95 hardcover at Amazon and other retailers
* Excerpted from Cooking with Frank's RedHot Cayenne Pepper Sauce by Rachel Rappaport © 2014 Ulysses Press. May not be reprinted without publisher permission.
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