Carbonara Mac and Cheese
Serves 6
0 mins prep
45 mins cook
45 mins total
Carbonara mac and cheese is the best comfort food mash up. Creamy homemade carbonara sauce is mixed with extra cheese and crispy bacon for the best dish for a weeknight or Sunday dinner!
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Cook pasta shells in a large pot of boiling salted water, according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
Return the pot to the stovetop over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook for about 10 minutes until crispy. Remove the bacon from the pot and allow it to drain on a paper towel. Remove all but 2 Tablespoons of the bacon grease.
Sprinkle the flour into the pot with the bacon grease and whisk to combine. Continue to whisk and cook for 1 minute.
While whisking, slowly pour in the milk, scraping the bottom of the pot to remove any stuck on bits. Continue to cook, while whisking, for 3-5 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken.
Remove the sauce off of the heat and slowly pour 1/2 cup of the sauce into a small bowl with the beaten eggs while whisking continuously. Once the egg is mixed completely with the sauce, whisk it back into the pot with the remaining sauce.
Lower the heat to medium low and cook, while whisking for 3-5 additional minutes until the sauce is thickened.
Remove from the sauce off of heat and whisk in the cheddar cheese, half of the parmesan cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
Mix the cooked pasta into the finished sauce, stirring until the sauce coats the pasta completely.
Pour the finished pasta into a serving dish and sprinkle with the remaining parmesan cheese and crispy bacon pieces.
