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Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup all-purpose
flour
2 cups milk, warm
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black
pepper
1 dash hot pepper sauce
1 dash Worcestershire
sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded
cheddar cheese
1/2 lb. pasta
4 slices bacon, cooked
and crumbled into bits
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
cheese
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°
F.
Cook pasta according to
directions. Drain and pour into a large mixing bowl.
Set aside.
In a small bowl, mix
together dry mustard, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, salt
and pepper and set aside near stove. Melt
butter in a medium saucepan, then add flour and
whisk until thoroughly blended (about 1 minute). Add the
warmed milk and whisk over medium-high heat until it
starts to boil. Reduce heat to medium and continue
to stir until slightly thickened. Add pre-mixed spices,
hot pepper sauce and Worcestershire sauce while
continuing to stir. Add cheese and stir until
melted.
Pour cheese sauce over
pasta in mixing bowl and toss until combined. Pour
into a buttered 1 1/2-quart casserole dish. Sprinkle
bacon pieces then Parmesan evenly over top. Bake for
35 minutes or until top is beginning to brown and
casserole is bubbly. |
