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.
Today I’m sharing one last St. Patrick’s Day recipe, and it’s one you’re going to want to try. The recipe was inspired by the Sage Derby cheese I had the pleasure of sampling on a recent tour of Harmons Grocery Store. I’ve teamed up with Harmons to create this recipe, and Harmons is generously giving away a $250 gift card to one lucky winner. Details on how you can win are at the bottom of this post.
Rachael, Today’s Mama, arranged for a group of Utah bloggers to tour the Bangerter Crossing Harmons Grocery Store, and Bob and Randy were our tour guides. If you haven’t visited it, it’s a fabulous grocery store and worth going out of your way to shop there. Harmons is committed to using quality, local Utah’s Own Products and is a cut above your average grocery store. While we were there, we were able to sample lots of wonderful Harmons fresh baked goods, as well as luscious cheeses, including the fun, green marbled cheese I used in this mac and cheese recipe, Sage Derby.
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 Hard to find these days, it is England’s oldest and most famous cheeses originally made only for special occasions such as Harvest and Christmas.
Fortunately for those of us living in Utah, Sage Derby cheese is easy to find. Harmons has a fantastic cheese section, filled with wonderful new cheese, and a cheesemonger to help you decide which cheese goes best with whatever you’re whipping up.
While I was at Harmons 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. Also, be sure and enter the $250 Harmons Gift Card giveaway – details below.
Baked Sage Derby Macaroni and Cheese
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 9x13-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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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Harmons Grocery Store, but all opinions expressed are always my own. You can find Harmons on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
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.
Si
Love this recipe Barbara. That cheese is finding its way into my shopping cart on my next trip to Harmon’s!
Kathy - Panini Happy
Green cheese, cool!! Your dish looks so delicious — I love to top my mac and cheese with panko too. 🙂
Aggie
This looks incredible Barbara!
Emily
This mac and cheese looks absolutely decadent and delicious! YUM!
2 Sisters Recipes
This is a fabulous recipe for mac and cheese and my family would love this!
Melissa @ My Recent Favorite Books
Sounds like a wonderful time at this Grocery store! =)
I love macaroni and cheese!
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!!!!!
Letty Flatt
You are making me hungry. I am going to make this but leave out the bacon!
My Inner Chick
—-I LOoooooooooVE sage.
And I love the idea of it inside mac & cheese.
Priceless. xx
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.
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)
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
‘slightly green sauce’ made me smile. I love it when you do things I don’t expect. 🙂 This looks delicious.
Kitchen Belleicious
what a fantastic and so creative st. Patricks day dinner! especially for the kids! I love it
Rosa
An interesting cheese. I love its color.
Your Mac & Cheese looks/sounds really mouthwatering!
Cheers,
Rosa