Fast Easy Mac’N’Cheese<br /><br />This is a super quick and easy lunchtime recipe - the pasta cooks right in the sauce, no draining, no roux, no fuss. Just an amazing macaroni and cheese recipe, quick pasta for lunch.<br />Ingredients:<br />4 slices of bacon, diced<br />½ onion, diced<br />120g (4 ounces) dry pasta<br />250 mL (1 cup) milk<br />125 mL (½ cup) chicken stock (or water)<br />Salt and pepper to taste<br />70 mL (¼ cup) shredded cheddar cheese<br />70 mL (¼ cup) shredded provolone<br /><br /><br />Method:<br />Dice the onion and bacon.<br />Sauté the bacon until crisp and then remove from the pan.<br />In the same pan sauté the onion in the bacon grease.<br />Once the onion has softened, add the dry pasta, milk, chicken stock, salt and pepper.<br />Cover and bring to a boil (watch that it doesn’t boil over) - cook until pasta is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid.<br />You may need to add liquid to loosen the sauce.<br />Shred the cheese into the pot and stir to combine and melt.<br />Return the bacon, and adjust the seasoning.<br /><br /><br />That is just the ‘Basic’ method… you could:<br />Use whatever cheese you want.<br />Use water instead of chicken stock.<br />Add green onion as a garnish at the end.<br />Add hot sauce.<br />Add peas, broccoli, spinach, or other vegetables.<br /><br />The possibilities are limitless.
