Baked Macaroni & Cheese With Caramelized Onions
"The ultimate comfort food dinner! Serve at a dinner party or at a night in with the family."
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 slices bacon
- 1 sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 1 1⁄2 cups elbow macaroni
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 4 ounces gruyere cheese, shredded
- 1 cup light cream
- 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup crouton, crushed
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake the bacon until crisp, turning once. Drain bacon on paper towels; crumble. Drain bacon drippings into saute pan.
- Cook onion in bacon drippings for 8 to 10 minutes or until onion is tender and golden brown. Set aside.
- In a large saucepan cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain and return to saucepan. Stir in the crumbled bacon, onions, 1-1/2 cups of the mozzarella cheese, the gruyere cheese, cream, and pepper. Toss gently to combine. Spoon into a 1-1/2-quart casserole.
- Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F ovenfor 20 minutes. Stir gently. Top with the remaining mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with crumbs. Bake for 10 minutes more or until top of casserole is brown and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes.
- Serve hot with a green salad.
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My husband and I are pastors who work with college students and young adults and we absolutely love it! The students are my "kids" and constantly teach me new things and keep my life interesting. I have posted many recipes here at their behest. Sometimes I think they just love me 'cause they know that can come over and get a fresh homecooked meal -a great break from their sketchy college cafeteria food!
I grew up in a beautiful, loud, fun, albeit slightly crazy, Spanish-Italian family where cooking is not just about putting food on the table -it is an art. An intense, passionate art of carefully guarded secret recipes.
So cooking is in my blood and I enjoy it immensely. I love having dinner parties just so I can whip up fancy new recipes. And the college students are always happy to be my guests!
