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Four Cheese Macaroni and Cheese with Bacon

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This four cheese macaroni and cheese with bacon is a twist on one of my favorite holiday side dishes. On Thanksgiving we do the traditional turkey and cranberries meal, but on Christmas we have a baked ham and that’s when the ooey gooey comfort of mac and cheese makes an appearance on the holiday table.

And this extra cheesy twist on the classic is the best macaroni and cheese I’ve ever had. The best.

Four Cheese Macaroni and Cheese with Bacon

This four-cheese macaroni and cheese with bacon is the ultimate ooey, gooey, cheesy macaroni and cheese. Prepare to fall in love - a bite at a time.

I usually use a combination of two cheeses to make mac and cheese, but when I went grocery shopping, I saw an assortment of four cheese varieties in one package from Great Midwest® Cheeses, and I felt inspired to go cheese-crazy four times over!

Now technically, it was probably designed for crackers and whatnot, but the varieties and amounts in this particular gourmet cheese tray were perfect for a four-cheese macaroni and cheese with bacon.

More than perfect.

Begin by making a roux, and I promise you it’s easy as long as you whisk, whisk, whisk. You pretty much want to be whisking from start to finish, and it will turn out to be the creamiest, cheesiest most wonderful mac and cheese you’ll ever taste.

When the cheese sauce is ready, dump in your pasta and stir to coat.

Pour it all in a baking dish and then add more cheese.

YES. More cheese.

Cover with TONS of crumbled bacon, then bake it for 15 minutes.

Prepare to fall in love – a bite at a time.

The combination of all four melted kinds of cheese PLUS bacon is ecstasy. Pure ecstasy.

You may never be the same again.

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Ingredients

  • 1 16 oz box uncooked elbow macaroni
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper
  • 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup shredded colby cheese divided
  • 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese divided
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese divided
  • 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese divided
  • 1 pkg bacon cooked crisp and crumbled

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

    Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.

    Cook pasta according to directions; drain and set aside.

    In Dutch oven stockpot over medium heat, melt butter. Slowly add flour, continuously whisking. Whisk in chicken broth. Slowly add cream, whisking throughout. Gradually add 3/4 cup of each of the four cheeses while continuing to whisk until smooth. 

    Add pasta to cheese sauce, stirring to mix well. Turn into the casserole dish and spread evenly. Add the remaining cheese on top. Sprinkle crumbled bacon over cheese.

    Bake 15 minutes.

This four-cheese macaroni and cheese is creamy, ooey, gooey magic, I tell ya.

Perfection. Cheesy perfection.

Put a spin on your holiday classic and try all the Great Midwest® flavored Cheddar & Jack Cheeses!

Comments

  1. This is amazing and oh so easy to make. I am just now getting ready to serve it to my hungry-man family.

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      • I’ve done it ahead of time with my home made mac n cheese with ham on top. You’ll want to bake it for about 25-30mins instead of 15 and take it out of the fridge about 30mins or a bit more before you bake it.

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  7. This is pure, gastronomic bliss. OMG, this is by far the best mac and cheese recipe. Let me gather the ingredients I need and I will be making this asap. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. I pledge and volunteer a baked mac for our party next week and I am looking for variety of this. Glad I found your recipe. I am excited to try it out and share to our party!

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  10. I must have this four cheese macaroni and cheese with bacon in my life. Sounds and looks super yummy! My belly is growling now! Hopefully we get stove fixed so I can whip this up over weekend 🙂

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  12. Oh so mouth watering goodness! 4 different kinds of cheese and a crispy bacon topping. This is pure heaven in every spoonful. I have to make this asap!

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  17. Homemade Mac n Cheese is one of my absolute favorite comfort foods. I can’t wait to try this one out at home. 4 different cheeses?! YUMMY!

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  20. I’ve picked up those yummy cheese varieties before, but never added them to recipes. Normally I just hide by the appetizers and nibble on slice after slice. This girl loves her cheese.

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  26. I don’t think there is a way to go wrong with four different cheeses in a mac and cheese dish. Then you went the extra distance and added BACON too. It’s like a total upgrade to the classic variety. I’m going to give this recipe a try over the holidays.

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  28. Wow, this looks amazing! I’m going to have to make this soon. I love having mac and cheese, and this looks really good.

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  30. This four cheese macaroni and cheese with bacon looks so delicious and easy to make. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make this on the weekend. I am sure it will be a big hit.

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  37. I love the idea that you used it for mac and cheese. Your recipe is easy and it looks so darn good! I’m craving for a bowl of mac and cheese right now. I’d love to make this and I’m glad you found cheese packaged together so easily.

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  38. I just love how easy this recipe is to make. The kids are slaves to mac and cheese and I love that you can enjoy four cheeses in one package! That’s also nice for parties!

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  39. Oh my YUM! Could mac and cheese be anymore scrumptious than this? I love the four cheeses! And… right about now I’m wishing I wasn’t vegan… Ha!

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  40. What do you get when you combine the two most fab foods? THIS EXACT RECIPE!

    Your four cheese with bacon mac looks (beyond) phenomenal! I can’t wait to try it!

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  41. This mac & cheese recipe looks so good and reminds me of my recipe I made in a recent mac & cheese throwdown. I love adding bacon and think it really kicks things up a notch.

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  43. There can never be too much cheese if you ask me. Bacon makes everything better. I haven’t had mac and cheese in a dog’s age. I’m now craving some

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  46. Bacon was made for mac n cheese in my opinion, and the more types of cheese, the better the mac. I’m definitely trying this recipe out with the family.

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  47. This looks so yummy. I love Mac and Cheese and adding bacon to it makes it even better! I am going to make this recipe for Thanksgiving

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  48. Just when I thought I could not possibly love macaroni and cheese anymore than I already do, you go and use four different cheese AND add bacon! This recipe is an absolute must try. Yum!

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  49. Bacon. Did you say BACON! With mac ‘n cheese. OMG, my mouth is watering thinking this combo would make the best ever mac ‘n cheese ball appetizers. YUMMY!

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  50. This is torturous! The bacon on that alone is worth me getting up this morning! This is how we make our mac & cheese (roux based) for the most part, but I have never in life even thought of adding bacon, and now I’m questioning my last 37 years on Earth!

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  57. Adding bacon to an all time favorite is a no brainer. Everyone is going to love the bacon on top. Just have to make a double batch.

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  58. We love mac and cheese with bacon! It takes it to a whole new level. I loved that you used four different kinds of cheese. Yum – my favorite comfort food of all!

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  59. I LOVE that you put bacon in it because mac & cheese is SO Much better with bacon in it. This sounds amazing and I can’t wait to try it.

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  60. “With bacon”. That’s all you had to say. “With bacon”. I will definitely be making this for the weekend. I cannot resist all that bacon AND all that cheese.

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