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Mac and Cheese with Bacon and Peas

Yields6 Servings

Ingredients
 8 oz Creamette® Elbow Macaroni
 2 tbsp onion, finely chopped
 2 tbsp butter
 2 tbsp all purpose flour
 0.50 tsp powdered mustard
 0.25 tsp ground black pepper
 1.75 cups milk
 4 oz shredded Cheddar cheese
 1 cup small curd cottage cheese
 0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese
 6 oz bacon
 0.75 cup frozen peas
Cooking Directions
1

  Preheat oven to 350ºF.  Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain.

2

  In a medium saucepan, sauté onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour, mustard and pepper; cook 1 minute. Blend in milk; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Add cheddar, cottage and Parmesan cheese; stir until melted. Combine cooked macaroni and sauce mixture; mix well.

3

  Chop bacon into 1/2-inch pieces. Brown over medium heat in separate pan until just crisp. Drain and set aside cooked bacon pieces.

4

  In same pan, add frozen peas and cook until warmed through, about 3 to 4 minutes.

5

  Add peas and half of the bacon pieces to the macaroni and cheese mixture.

6

  Pour into buttered 2-quart baking dish. Top with remaining bacon. Bake 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

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