Hangover Mac ‘n Cheese

Dan    Mains, Recipes     bacon, baked, cheesy, delicious, pasta, recipes

What you’ll need…

8 strips bacon (chopped, 1″ pieces)

1 yellow onion (chopped)

3 cloves garlic (minced)

1 cup beer (preferably Steam Whistle Pilsner)

2 1/2 cups homogenized milk

1 cup parmesan cheese (shredded)

1 cup romano cheese (shredded)

1/2 cup smoked gouda (shredded)

2 TSP chili powder

2 TSP hot sauce

1 TBSP chipotle paste

salt and pepper

corn starch

5 cups macaroni pasta (cooked)

baked with bread crumb topping… (optional)

1 cup mozzarella cheese (shredded)

1 cup bread crumbs

Sometimes, even a food blogger can have a bit too much to drink. A few too many beers at karaoke, over-indulging in martinis, birthday celebrations… Yes, it does/can happen. Waking up the morning after is never all that pleasant. Let’s assume that the cooking breakfast ‘deadline’ has passed. Now, what to do? Nothing helps soothe a sore head more than some greasy, cheesy food. This recipe calls for one cup of beer because, if you’re anything like me, there’s still a half-full bottle on your counter…

Place the chopped bacon into a large pan. Cook on medium-high heat until the bacon starts to crisp up, about 6-8 minutes. Then, add-in the onion and garlic. Stir, and cook until the onions soften. Now, pour in the cup of beer. Once the mixture starts to simmer, reduce to low heat, and let bubble away for 10 minutes.

Once the beer and co. mixture has thickened, you can add all remaining sauce ingredients, aside from the cooked pasta (also preheat your oven to low broil if you’re going to bake the pasta). Turn up to medium heat and stir regularly until the cheese has melted completely, about 5 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. If the sauce is a bit thin, add some corn starch to thicken it up.

Add the cooked pasta to the pan and gently stir until the macaroni is completely covered in the sauce. Dish out and let the healing cheese and bacon work their magic.

*If you’re not too hurtin’ to bake the pasta, place the combined macaroni and sauce into a prepared 8″ square baking dish. Sprinkle the bread crumbs and mozzarella cheese evenly over the top of the pasta and bake until the cheese is bubbly and starting to turn golden brown, approximately 10 minutes.*

Serves 4-5

Total cook time… 25 minutes (35 minutes if baked!)

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