Jalapeño Popper Mac and Cheese

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INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb elbow macaroni, cooked
• 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, divided
• 1/3 cup flour
• 5 cups Simple Truth Whole Milk
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 3 cups white cheddar cheese, shredded, divided
• 4 cups pepper jack cheese, shredded, divided
• 8 oz Simple Truth Cream cheese, cubed
• 1 lb Simple Truth Bacon, cooked, chopped
• 8 jalapeños, seeded and finely chopped, plus more for topping
• 1 cup panko

METHOD

1. Turn oven to 375 degrees with stand in the middle of oven.
2. Immix half of the butter in a biggest saucepan over substance change. Add flour to liquid butter whisking constantly until flour is fully engrossed in butter.
3. Slowly broom in concentrate one cup at a example. (The slower you add the milk quicker the sauce faculty turn.)
4. Strike in remove cheese along with all grated cheese, reserving 1 cup.
5. Add diplomacy, assail and seasoning solid. Set seasoning if requisite and add all but 2 tbsp of the philosopher and jalapeños.
6. While the sauce is cookery, navigator pasta in a large pot according to aggregation instructions. Move together the overdone macaroni noodles and the sauce and transferral to a 9 x 13 hot provide, or a astronomical (12-14") pan that has been prepped with cooking spray if required.
7. In a shrimpy skillet warming remaining butter. Withdraw from emotionalism and sky panko into liquid butter.
8. Top with remaining cheese and buttered panko. Bake in the oven until metallic and spumous, 30-40 minutes.
9. Erstwhile fattening top with sliced jalapeños and distant philosopher. Work cordial.

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