Macaroni and Cheese with Broccoli

🧂 Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 16 oz Elbows pasta

  1 box, uncooked
• 4 cups heavy cream
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp Ground Pepper
• 3.5 cup Cheddar cheese
• 2 cup mozzarella cheese
• 2 cup Broccoli

  steamed
• ½ cup bacon bits
• 1 cup Breadcrumbs

Instructions

• 1 Steaming the Broccoli
• 2 First, cut the broccoli into medium size florets and measure out 3 cups of water
  with a measuring cup.
• 3 Next, pour the water into the cooking pot, cover it with a lid, and bring the
  water to a boil.
• 4 Then, place a steamer basket into the cooking pot above the water.
• 5 Place the broccoli florets in the steamer basket, close the lid, and steam them
  over medium heat for 6-7 minutes.
• 6 The broccoli is ready when it turns bright green and is still a little bit
  crunchy.
• 7 Then, carefully remove the steamer basket from the pot and set the broccoli
  aside for later.
• 8 First, use the measuring cup and spoons to measure out all of the mac and cheese
  ingredients.
• 9 Then, pour the water, olive oil, and salt into the cooking pot.
• 10 Cover with a lid and bring the ingredients to a boil.
• 11 Once boiling, add the box of elbow pasta.
• 12 Cook the pasta per the package instructions, for about 10-12 minutes.
• 13 Next, position a colander in the sink or in a large heat-resistant bowl.
• 14 Lastly, thoroughly drain the cooked pasta.
• 15 First, preheat the oven to 350°F and set out the cutting board with the steamed
  broccoli.
• 16 Then, carefully cut the steamed broccoli florets into small pieces.
• 17 Next, add the heavy cream, butter, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper
  to the cooking pot.
• 18 Continuously stir the ingredients with a blending whisk while bringing them to a
  boil over medium heat.
• 19 Once boiling, remove the sauce from the heat and add in the cheddar cheese and
  mozzarella cheese.
• 20 Blend the cheese into the sauce with a silicone spatula.
• 21 Then, pour the cooked pasta into a casserole dish.
• 22 Pour the homemade cheese sauce on top of the macaroni pasta.
• 23 Then, add in the chopped broccoli florets.
• 24 Next, add in the bacon bits.
• 25 Mix all of the macaroni and cheese ingredients together with a spatula until
  completely combined.
• 26 Then, cover the top of the mac and cheese generously with bread crumbs.
• 27 Bake the broccoli mac and cheese in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• 28 Finally, remove the pasta dish from the oven and serve!

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