Bacon Jalapeno Penne and Cheese
Bacon Jalapeno Penne and Cheese

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, bacon jalapeno penne and cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Jalapeno peppers are stuffed with a blend of cream cheese and Cheddar cheese in this crowd-pleasing, bacon-wrapped appetizer. I added a bit of garlic powder to the cheese mixture, just because. I was glad to use up some jalapenos from the garden.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook bacon jalapeno penne and cheese using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Bacon Jalapeno Penne and Cheese:
  1. Take 8 ounces uncooked Penne pasta
  2. Take 1/4 cup butter or vegetable oil
  3. Prepare 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  4. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon salt
  5. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  6. Get 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
  7. Get 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  8. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  9. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  10. Take 1 tablespoon jalapeno pepper -chopped finely no seeds
  11. Take 2 cups milk or half and half or cream:)
  12. Prepare 6 ounces cheddar cheese- shredded (about 1 1/2 cups)
  13. Get 2 ounces Parmesan cheese- grated
  14. Get 2 ounces cream cheese
  15. Get 6 strips Thick cut- Hickory smoked bacon- cooked and chopped
  16. Get 2 ounces cheddar cheese- shredded about a 1/2 cup for topping

Only after you added bacon and jalapenos, you can season with salt and pepper if desired - do not add salt until this point because the bacon and the marinated jalapenos will bring. If you love mac n cheese, bacon & spicy food - combine them all with Cabot Creamery's delicious Bacon Jalapeno Mac and Cheese Recipe! Regular mac and cheese is good, but jalapeño mac and cheese with bacon is great. Why not go the extra mile?

Steps to make Bacon Jalapeno Penne and Cheese:
    1. Pre-heat oven to 350º F.
    1. Cook Penne pasta per the package directions.
    1. Melt the butter in 3 or 4 quart saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, black pepper, ground mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder and paprika and jalapeno.
    1. Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbling.
    1. Slowly while stirring add the milk. Bring to a boiling and turn down to a simmer stirring constantly.
    1. Add the 6 ounces of cheddar, all the Parmesan and cream cheese and stir until the cheese is melted. Taste to adjust seasonings if needed before mixing.
    1. Gently stir in the, bacon and Penne pasta into cheese sauce. Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole. Sprinkle the remaining 2 oz. of cheddar on top.
    1. Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned to your liking.

Your taste buds will thank you. Add the bacon, onions, jalapeños to a skillet with olive oil and season with black pepper. Cook over medium heat until the bacon is to your liking. Set everything aside on some paper towels and crumble up the bacon. Throw the whipping cream and butter into a saucepan and heat it up until melted.

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