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Macaroni and bacon bathed in a rich, cheesy, slightly green sauce then topped with a crisp, cheesy crumb topping. The sauce has a mild sage flavor which comes from the fun, marbled green cheese.
According to Cheese.com, Sage Derby is a variety of British Derby cheese infused with sage to produce a glorious green marbling effect and subtle herb flavor. Hard to find these days, it is England’s oldest and most famous cheeses originally made only for special occasions such as Harvest and Christmas.
While I was buying the cheese, I also picked up some fun ruffled Radiatori noodles to try.Of course, regular macaroni or shells would be perfect in this recipe as well.
The cheese sauce is easy to put together because it starts with evaporated milk. It might look like more sauce than you need, but while it bakes the noodles will soak up lots of the cheesy goodness.
This mac and cheese is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, or really any day of the year. For more St. Patrick’s Day recipe ideas visit my St. Patrick’s recipe roundup.
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Baked Sage Derby Macaroni and Cheese
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Pasta
Keyword: Pasta
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Barbara Schieving
Ingredients
- 2 14 ounce cans evaporated milk
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 8 ounces Derby Sage cheese grated
- 1 package 16 ounces elbow macaroni or shells
- 6 slices of bacon cooked and diced
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- ⅓ cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 1-½ cups panko breadcrumbs
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter a 9×13-inch baking dish and set aside.
Prepare topping: In a small bowl toss together the Parmesan, panko, oil, and parsley. Set aside.
Cook macaroni according to cooked according to package directions and drain.
In a large saucepan, combine evaporated milk, mustard, salt and red pepper. Bring to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and stir in cheese a handful at a time until cheese has melted and sauce is smooth. Remove from heat.
Stir in cooked pasta, bacon and parsley. Pour macaroni and cheese to the prepared baking dish.
Sprinkle prepared topping over macaroni and cheese. Bake, uncovered, until bubbly and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Serve hot.
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Brittney
I have made mac and cheese a million different ways, but not this way. My inner foodie is telling me to give this a try! Thanks for sharing.
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Si
Love this recipe Barbara. That cheese is finding its way into my shopping cart on my next trip to Harmon’s!
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Kathy - Panini Happy
Green cheese, cool!! Your dish looks so delicious — I love to top my mac and cheese with panko too. 🙂
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Aggie
This looks incredible Barbara!
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Emily
This mac and cheese looks absolutely decadent and delicious! YUM!
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2 Sisters Recipes
This is a fabulous recipe for mac and cheese and my family would love this!
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Melissa @ My Recent Favorite Books
Sounds like a wonderful time at this Grocery store! =)
I love macaroni and cheese!Reply
Shannon @ Bake.Frost.Repeat.
OH my goodness. I gotta try that cheese! And the macaroni and cheese dish looks amazing. I love mac and cheese with a crumb topping. YUM!!!!!
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Letty Flatt
You are making me hungry. I am going to make this but leave out the bacon!
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My Inner Chick
—-I LOoooooooooVE sage.
And I love the idea of it inside mac & cheese.
Priceless. xxReply
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
I’ve never seen sage cheese before. Last March Trader Joe’s had a pesto cheese that I meant to buy and try out but they ran out before I could get my hands on it. Love the idea of mac and cheese being festively green.
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Tamela
I am SO excited to find this recipe!! I absolutely LOVE Sage Derby cheese! I usually love pairing it with Pears or Apples but to enjoy it in a dish….. My mouth is watering I can hardly wait!! :o)
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Maureen | org*smic Chef
‘slightly green sauce’ made me smile. I love it when you do things I don’t expect. 🙂 This looks delicious.
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Kitchen Belleicious
what a fantastic and so creative st. Patricks day dinner! especially for the kids! I love it
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Rosa
An interesting cheese. I love its color.
Your Mac & Cheese looks/sounds really mouthwatering!
Cheers,
Rosa
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