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Personal Bacon Cheeseburger Macaroni Plates

with Pull Apart Garlic Bread

These Bacon Cheeseburger Macaroni plates combine an entire meal into one dish per person. Homemade macaroni and cheese loaded with ground beef and bacon, is poured into pie plates, surrounded by chunks of bread dough coated in garlic butter, and baked to perfection. Pre-made bread dough is used to save time. I also used real bacon bits instead of cooking bacon. I always buy the big bag of Great Value bacon bits at Walmart and keep them on hand in the fridge. They are super handy for throwing into quick recipes.

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This hearty dish is a perfect meal to warm you up now that the cold weather is settling in.

Personal Bacon Cheeseburger Macaroni Plates with Pull Apart Garlic Bread

Prep Time: 20 min                Cooking Time: 30 min                Total Time: 50 min

Yield: Serves 2

Ingredients

1 lb white bread dough

1 cup macaroni, uncooked

1/4 cup garlic butter or margarine

1 lb ground beef

2 cups milk

2 tbsp minced garlic

2 tsp onion powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, grated

1/4 cup water

1 1/2 tbsp corn starch

1/4 cup real bacon bits

2 tsp grated parmesan cheese

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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425F.

  • Cut dough into approximately 1-inch cubes and place around sides of two greased 8-inch pie plates.

  • Cover pie plates and set aside.

  • Boil macaroni until tender, approximately 7 minutes, and then drain.

  • While macaroni is cooking, brown ground beef with a bit of butter or oil, in a frying pan on medium-high.

  • Heat milk in a large saucepan on medium-high and stir in garlic, onion powder, salt, pepper and cheddar cheese.

  • Bring sauce to a low boil.

  • Dissolve corn starch in water and then add to the sauce stirring well.

  • After a few minutes turn heat under sauce to low and add ground beef, bacon and macaroni to sauce.

  • Pour the macaroni into the middle of both pie plates.

  • Place plates in oven and bake

  • After five minutes remove plates from oven and spread 1/2 of the garlic butter over the bread bites reserving the other 1/2 for later.

  • Return the dishes to the oven and bake for another 20-25 minutes until bread is nicely browned.

  • Remove from oven and spread remaining garlic butter over bread bites.

  • Sprinkle parmesan over bread bites and macaroni.

  • Serve and enjoy!

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