Horseradish Mac n' Cheese with Bacon

I am delivering another comfort food dish and enjoying the use of my oven before the weather gets hot here again. This is a special macaroni and cheese dish that has the best flavor. I am sure some of you are saying HORSERADISH are you mad??! But it really just adds a subtle flavor in the background that will make people say, what is that??








Start boiling water and fire up your oven to 350 degrees. Lets gather some ingredients!




First stop is bacon town!!




This is a great way to cook bacon, but one thing I didn't realize is that it will stick! The next time I made it I put down some of that non-stick aluminum foil. This goes in the oven for about 25 minutes.




You need some farfalle pasta, get it into the boiling water and we will prep the rest of the ingredients.




You need some green onions, nutmeg, cheese, butter, horseradish, milk, flour and some parsley.




Grate up your cheese, or have your hubby do it like I did. He didn't eat any of this, but he doesn't mind helping.




Chop up the green onions.




Pick a few pinches of the yummy cheese and give it a sample.




Keep an eye on your pasta.




Toss some butter into a sauce pan and get it melted.




Whisk in the flour for a minute.




Whisk in the milk, season with the salt, pepper and the nutmeg.




Grab your bacon from the oven while the cheese sauce reduces for a few minutes. Crank the oven to broil. This is when I realized it was stuck to the pan, but luckily it was just going to be crumbled into the dish. The rest the hubby salvaged for a BLT. Lets get back to the cheese sauce.




Whisk in your cheese but save some to sprinkle on the top.




Remove it from the heat, add in the bacon and the horseradish, are you drooling yet my friends??




Drain your pasta and add it into a casserole dish. I am using a fabulous Pyrex from 1960!




Pour on the sauce.




Sprinkle the green onions, reserved cheese, and parsley on top and get it in under the broiler.




After 3-4 minutes under the broiler it is ready to eat!




Serve it with a pickle if you want. I thought this was absolutely fabulous and my brother gave it a try and agreed. You will not be overwhelmed by horseradish, it is just a subtle flavor that gives it a unique taste that is hard to put your finger on. Give this a try and I know you will love it!