One Pot Crispy Bacon Macaroni and Cheese | How To Make Mac 'N' Cheese

Macaroni and cheese is such a classic dish and can be made in lots of different ways with lots of additional extras to take the flavours to new heights. In this one, bacon is cooked down to render the fat and the remaining ingredients are then cooked in that fat to create the most beautiful flavour. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for watching!

Serves - 6 To 8

Ingredients -

300g (10.5oz) - Streaky or Back Bacon, Large Diced
2 tsp (20g) - Dijon Mustard
10g (0.3oz) - Thyme, Roughly Chopped
5 - Garlic Cloves, Finely Chopped or Minced (Use 4 Cloves)
1 1/2 Cups (375ml) - Chicken or Vegetable Stock
300g (10.5oz) - Macaroni Pasta
2 1/2 Cups (625ml) - Full Fat Milk
1/2 Cup (125ml) - Thickened Cream (Substitute for Full Fat Milk)
1 1/3 Cups (330ml) - Chicken or Vegetable Stock
50g (1.7oz) - Plain (All-Purpose) Flour
200g (7.05oz) - Cheddar Cheese, Grated & Divided
5g (0.2oz) - Flat Leaf Parsley, Roughly Chopped
Seasoning To Taste

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[TheMotiveDJ]

You have quickly become one of the most prominent chefs on youtube. Your videos never disappoint.

[Auntie_Trev]

Hahaha "also, I burnt my mouth". You crack me up (10 cracks worth). That brightened my early morning mate. Fantastic recipe as usual. Great stuff.

[TheErinlw]

Love that the videos are under 10 minutes and both metric and imperial measurements are used!

[smitajal]

Hahaha...you always crack me up....and look at you, with that burning sensation you were so calmly eating that plate of deliciousness.. This is real comfort food for me...lots of cream, milk and cheese.. awesome recipe... Thank you Chef Jack you always bring smiles in my life along with your delicious recipes... Sending you loads of love and blessings 💕💕💕💕

[jmgreen]

I love the format of your videos man always very helpful and informative

[elainemorgan]

Omg. So glad to have someone that speaks so clear and explains everything so so well………thank you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥰

[billyblackie]

Really beautiful, Jack I have made this before but the first time I followed a YouTube recipe and it was desperate, the second time I used less cheese and it turned out much better and tomorrow I'm going to try it your way because the recipe in yours is different and looks far better. Thanks Jack you are 1 in a 1m

[lidiatorbica]

This is just up my street! Makes my mouth water watching!

[karensg]

Jack, I made this tonight for my family and they said it’s the best Mac n Cheese they’ve tasted! Thanks again, this will become another regular from you! 🙏💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[groovytuesday]

Great addition to weekly meals. Thank you

[jwillar]

Yes, certain things do get smaller when they’re cold and that’s why I hate to be cold . . .

[billyblackie]

Hi Jack just to let you know I cooked this yesterday and it was ok not as good as yours but ok but I put the left overs in the fridge and now I heated some up again in the microwave and shredded red cheddar and sprinkled it over it and microwaved it again for another minute to melt the cheese and just eating it now and must say it is 100 times better eating it the second day like stews when it matures over night the stew is always better the next day. Thanks a million for your great help. I'm going to make more during the week just for freezing in portions

[rutheglin-pugh]

Like your little asides..you've f2f become more and more comfortable in this medium over the your recipes and how you present them..interesting and inspiring. And that you add how to store and reheat if applicable.

[breakablebuttercup]

My dear mr Ovens, my other half absolutely loves your videos and he has made some really lovely food thanks to you! Tonight he followed your recipe for Mac and cheese and omg! It was so much garlic!!! it was not too bad but got to say to anyone who reads this… you might want to put only 1-2 cloves or skip them altogether. Thank you for your otherwise excellent content and my boyf can’t wait to make the African curry. Thanks X

[DianaM]

So nice!!😊. Yesterday I was just thinking about cooking some macaroni and cheese but I didn't know how to do it because in my country we are not used to eat it. But now I know that, with easy ingredients, it can be a delicious and good looking meal. Thank you for your tasty recipes 😀

[rneustel]

This looks amazing, and I can almost smell that bacon! I love that you added the 20 cracks of black pepper to the top. I could hardly make it without my 2 pepper grinders—one for black pepper and one for white.

[kyproset]

Thank you, an amazing twist to traditional macaroni and cheese.

[Titohascontent]

My village will love this recipe. A big thank you from Tunisia 🇹🇳 see you in the soccer World Cup

[mariak]

Chef Jack! This recipe is a winner, thank you so much

[heidi]

Never disappointed in your recipes jack made this tonight!!! Hit the spot