Bacon and Pea Mac & Cheese Recipe

I tried this recipe last weekend and it was a HUGE hit with the whole family. Honestly I think it was the best homemade macaroni & cheese I have ever made. Plus it is very simple. Although it is fattening with bacon and cheese, there is no butter or milk! I adapted this recipe based off the Bacon and Pea Macaroni & Cheese recipe I found HERE.

I used fontina cheese for the first time (our Try Something New this week!). Fontina is a semi-soft cheese that melts smoothly. It is great to use in macaroni & cheese since it creates a nice creamy sauce. It’s a mild tasting cheese too.

Bacon and Pea Mac & Cheese

Author: Renae

Recipe type: Main Dish

Ingredients

8 oz penne or macaroni pasta
½ cup peas (I used fresh but you can use frozen)
4 thick slices of bacon
½ cup plain Greek yogurt
4 oz cheddar, shredded
4 oz fontina, shredded
Dash of nutmeg
Pepper

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions. In the last minute of the pasta cooking, add the peas to the boiling water.
While the pasta is cooking, fry up the bacon. Crumble into small pieces when done.
Drain pasta and peas reserving 1 cup of pasta water.
Add Greek Yogurt, ¼ cup of pasta water and the cheese. Stir until the cheese melts. Add in additional water to achieve a creamy mixture (I used ½ cup total.)
Season with pepper and a dash of nutmeg.
Add in crumbled bacon.
Serve and enjoy!

Make sure you check out my other easy recipes in my recipe index!

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Renae Chiovaro

Renae is a married working mom of two handsome boys. She works as a registered dental hygienist by day and blogs here at How to Have it All by night. She enjoys cooking from scratch, working in her vegetable garden and functional training.