Herbed And Baked Mac And Cheese

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces elbow macaroni
• 3 morningstar farms veggie bacon strips (or any bacon substitute)
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 cup green onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup cream cheese
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup italian breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees. cook macaroni, drain and set aside in another bowl.
• 2 while pasta is cooking, fry veggie bacon strips ‘til crisp, then chop into small pieces.
• 3 in the warm pasta pot, add whipping cream, cream cheese, half of the shredded cheddar, 2 tablespoons of the butter, herbs, garlic salt, onions and the bacon strips.
• 4 stir until melted and blended well, then mix with the pasta.
• 5 transfer macaroni and cheese into a baking dish and sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese.
• 6 in small bowl, combine the rest of the melted butter with the breadcrumbs, then sprinkle over mac and cheese.
• 7 bake for 10 minutes or until golden and bubbling.
• 8 tips: any fragrant herbs would be good in this recipe. if you’d like to use fresh ones, use a ¼ cup of each. if you’re willing to shell out the extra bucks for the brie like the original recipe calls for, you can replace a half cup of it for the whipping cream. also, i used garlic salt to be quick, but fresh garlic and some sea salt would work well.