BACON MACARONI & CHEESE

Ingredients:

2 lbs macaroni
1 ½ lbs Dearborn Brand Sliced Bacon – diced ¼ inch (uncooked)
1 lb Velveeta
1.5 lbs sharp cheese
½ lb marble longhorn
1 ½ cups chopped onions
2 ½ cups milk
½ lb margarine
2 tsp pepper
2 tsp salt

Directions:

Dice 1 ½ lbs of Dearborn Brand Sliced Bacon and cook separately – then:

  • In a large pot, bring 2 gallons of water to a rolling boil – add macaroni – boil for 7 min. Or until tender
  • Drain and rinse with cold water – let set until cooked macaroni is no longer wet
  • Grate all cheese – keep half of longhorn for top
  • In a large pot, melt margarine – add onions and cook until opaque
  • Add milk
  • Put margarine, onions and milk into a double boiler and warm
  • When warm, add all cheese and cook until mixture is melted
  • Stir in salt & pepper
  • Pour cheese mixture over macaroni – stir until all mac is coated
  • Add diced & cooked Dearborn Brand Sliced Bacon
  • Pour into shallow chaffing pan that has been sprayed with oil
  • Sprinkle remaining longhorn on top and bake at 350 for 60 min