Mac 'n’ cheese with bacon

Name: Mac 'n’ cheese with bacon
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 handful breadcrumbs fresh and chunky; olive oil; 1 tbsp butter; 1 clove garlic finely chopped; 1 tsp mustard powder; 1 tbsp plain flour; 250ml whole milk; 100g Red Leicester grated; 175g rigatoni or other short pasta; 4 slices streaky bacon grilled until crisp

Instructions

Cook:45min

How do you make mac 'n' cheese better? Add bacon of course! This oozing cheesy pasta bake is also rich with Red Leicester and finished with a crunchy breadcrumb topping. Double up the recipe for a family meal

Updated at: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:41:00 GMT