</a><p>Wipe off the drool and get to making this dish already! It's a bacon-loaded mac and cheese topped with the king of all spicy snacking - Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Trust us, this is one weird dish you're going to love. </p><br /> <p>Related: Bacon Macaroni and Cheese Bites Need No Hard Sell</a></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /> Spicy Macaroni and Cheese Recipe<br />By Nicole Iizuka, POPSUGAR Food</p><br /> Ingredients<br /><ol><li>Salt<br><br />8 ounces elbow macaroni pasta, cooked<br><br />1 pound bacon<br><br />2 jalapeños, seeded and diced<br><br />1/3 cup flour<br><br />2 cups milk<br><br />1 cup pepper jack cheese, shredded<br><br />2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded<br><br />1 teaspoon black pepper<br><br />1/4 cup green onions, diced<br><br />1 cup Flamin' Hot Cheetos, crushed</li></ol><br /> Directions<br /><br /><ol><br /><li>Preheat oven to 400ºF.</li><br /><li>Bring 3 quarts of salted water to a boil in a stockpot. Cook elbow macaroni pasta for 6-8 minutes, or until al dente. Remove from heat, drain pasta, and set aside.</li><br /><li>In a large dishwasher-safe sauté pan, cook bacon until crispy and all of the fat has been rendered. Remove bacon from pan and place on paper-towel-lined plates to drain, and, once cool, crumble. Remove about half of the rendered fat from the pan.</li><br /><li>Add jalapeños and cook for 2-3 minutes. Whisk in flour and cook for an additional 2 minutes, or until the flour and fat are combined. Whisk in milk and bring the mixture to a simmer. Add in cheese, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and green onions. Continue cooking until cheese has melted. Remove from heat and add crumbled bacon, and macaroni. Mix to coat.</li><br /><li>Pour macaroni and cheese into a medium-size casserole dish and top with crushed Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Cook in the oven for 5 minutes and serve warm.</li><br /></ol><br /> Information Category Pasta, Main Dishes Yield 6 to 8 servings Total Time 24 minutes, 59 seconds <br /><br /><p><br><br></p>
