mac' n cheese with bacon and fire roasted tomatoes

How To Make mac' n cheese with bacon and fire roasted tomatoes

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  Mix diced pimentos with prepared macaroni and cheese dinner. Place 1/2 half of mixture in bottom of a large pie plate OR a medium casserole dish.
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  Layer 1/2 of the drained tomatoes on top of the macaroni and cheese dinner.
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  Next, layer 1/2 of the bacon (cut in half) on top of the tomatoes.
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  Make another layer of each, beginning with the macaroni an ending with the bacon.
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  Cube 1 ounce of the Sharp Cheddar Cheese and place on top (in-between the bacon).
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  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes, until hot. Everything is already done -just needs to be heated.
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  Enjoy!!
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  *COOKING BACON: Three ways to cook bacon: In the oven (My favorite method); in the microwave; and on top of the stove. In the Oven: No mess; no bacon spitting hot grease at your face are on your clothes. No turning required (although I do flip it once when it is half-way done.); and no uneven cooking. Heat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with foil; turn up the edges slightly to make sure the grease stays in the pan; place bacon strips on the baking sheet. It’s OK if they touch each other but they should not overlap. For crispier bacon (This is the way I like it!), place on oven-safe baking rack on top of the baking sheet and then place the bacon strips on top of it. Bake bacon for 15-20 minutes on the middle rack. Cook time will vary depending on the oven and the thickness of the bacon, but it will be golden and crisp when it’s done. For thin-cut bacon, start checking it at 12 minutes to make sure it does not burn. With medium or thick-cut, start checking at 15 minutes. Prepare a plate lined with paper towels. Using tongs, remove bacon right away and place each strip on the paper towels. In the Microwave: This method uses a lot of paper towels. But, you get easy clean-up, zero splattering, and safer handling of the bacon with several layers of bacon, and with different amounts of paper towels. The bacon becomes crispy in just a few minutes while also being entirely hands off and about as mess-free as bacon can be. The paper towels absorb all the extra fat, so your microwave doesn't get splattered and clean-up is as easy as throwing the paper towels in the trash. On the Stove: Bacon should be started in a cold pan, so before you turn on the heat, lay out your strips on the pan. You can place them so they are touching and crowd the pan a little as the bacon will shrink as it cooks but do not overlap too much. Cook bacon low and slow. Keep turning the bacon, so that it browns evenly. When done, let the cooked bacon drain onto paper towels.
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