Lobster and Bacon Mac and Cheese
Lobster and Bacon Mac and Cheese is the ultimate one-pan comfort food. Smoked cheddar is used to complement the smokey bacon, along with stretchy mozzarella, savoury garlic butter, and big chunks of sweet lobster.
Ingredients
- 3 strips of bacon sliced into approx half inch pieces
- 5 tablespoon butter
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup lobster meat raw, bite-sized pieces
- 2 cups shredded medium cheddar cheese
- 2 cups shredded smoked cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 box of your favorite macaroni pasta cooked (my recommendation: Rotini pasta)
- 1 ½ cups Panko breadcrumbs + 2 tablespoon melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- In a cast iron skillet, sauté bacon until slightly brown on the edges. Add butter and garlic and stir till well combined.
- Add flour. Stir constantly for about a minute.
- Add heavy cream and milk. Give it a quick stir, then add the lobster meat, bay leaf and salt. This mixture should thicken up very quickly.
- When the mixture has thickened, slowly add about ½ cup of cheese at a time.
- When all of the cheese is melted, add the pasta. Stir till well combined.
- Remove the bay leaf.
- In a separate bowl, mix the panko breadcrumbs with the melted butter.
- Top the macaroni with the buttered panko breadcrumbs.
- Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the breadcrumbs are golden brown.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 892kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 42gFat: 64gSaturated Fat: 37gPolyunsaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 214mgSodium: 1534mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6g
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