Macaroni and Cheese With Caramelized Onions

Submitted by dojemi

"This recipe just came to me via email from bhg.com I've yet to make it but it looked, and sounds, amazing."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 slices bacon
• 1 large sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 1 1⁄2 cups dried elbow macaroni (6 ounces, regular or multi grain)
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 ounces)
• 4 ounces processed gruyere cheese, shredded or 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
• 1 cup half-and-half or 1 cup light cream
• 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper

directions

1. In a large skillet cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, turning once. Drain bacon on paper towels; crumble. Reserve bacon drippings in skillet.
2. Cook onion in reserved bacon drippings for 5 to 8 minutes or until onion is tender and golden brown. Set aside.
3. 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, half-and half, and pepper. Toss gently to combine. Spoon into a 1-1/2-quart casserole.
4. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F ovenfor 20 minutes. Stir gently. Top with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake for 10 minutes more or until top of casserole is brown and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes.

Reviews

[JSkizzle]

This is more of an adult type mac and cheese - mild but definitely perfect for onion lovers like myself. I followed the recipe exactly as written using gruyere cheese and half-and-half. I'm not the best onion slicer so instead of the long thin pieces I was supposed to have I got short kind of thin pieces but I did the best I could. They still caramalized just fine after about 10 minutes in the pan. The cheesiness was just right. Loved the combo of mozz and gruyere and the bacon added a nice touch. Thanks!