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5 Golden Rules for Perfect Mac and Cheese

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Use More than One Cheese

Even though it's not called 'macaroni and cheeses,' you definitely want to incorporate more than one kind. Ideally, you should use a blend of cheeses that melt well and will combine their different textures and flavors into the mix. We suggest mixing cheeses with a softer flavor with others of a sharper, more piquant character. Remember that there will be cheese in the sauce, crusty grilled cheese on the top (if you're baking it)—cheese everywhere. And that's the whole point.


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Three Cheese Baguette

You'll drool over this 3 cheese, bacon-wrapped baguette.

 

INGREDIENTS

  • Blue cheese
  • Cheddar cheese
  • Mozarella
  • 1 baguette
  • Sun-dried tomatoes
  • Bacon

METHOD

  1. Cut your cheeses into thin slices
  2. Slice baguette down the middle (like a sandwich)
  3. Layer cheddar, blue, and mozarella cheese inside the bread
  4. Top with sun-dried tomatoes
  5. Close baguette and wrap with bacon strips
  6. Put in oven and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees
  7. Slice and serve!