Best 4 Smoked Bacon And Irish Cheese Mash Recipes

CLASSIC MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH SMOKED BACON, AGED CHEDDAR AND FRESH SAGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat 2 baking dishes with the butter.
• Place chopped bacon on a baking sheet and cook in oven until half cooked, about 10 minutes. Drain off excess grease, reserve bacon.
• In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook elbow macaroni until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes. Strain, toss lightly in olive oil, reserve.
• In a saucepan, on medium-high heat, saute bacon with a light amount of olive oil. Add the onion and cook until translucent then add the garlic. Dust with flour, whisk in milk, cream, nutmeg, and mustard powder. Bring to simmer stirring constantly for several minutes. Whisk in 4 cups of Cheddar and half a cup of Parmesan. Stir until all the cheese is melted. Adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Fold in the pasta, sage and parsley.
• Place into buttered baking dishes. Top with remaining cheeses and place dishes on baking tray and place in the oven. Bake until golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool about 5 minutes, garnish with parsley and sage leaves and serve!

SMOKED BACON AND IRISH CHEESE MASH

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a pot of cold water. Cover and set over high heat; boil until easily pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes. Drain well and cover with a clean dish towel for 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir bacon until very crispy, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Transfer bacon to a blender; blend into tiny pieces.
• Break Camembert cheese into small lumps; mix with Cheddar cheese and spring onion in a bowl.
• Mash potatoes until smooth. Stir bacon, Camembert cheese mixture, half of the cream, and butter into the mashed potatoes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Spread mashed potato mixture in a baking dish. Pour remaining cream on top. Pierce in several places with a fork.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top starts to brown, about 15 minutes.

CHEESE & CHIVE MASH WITH BACON

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pan of salted water, bring to the boil and simmer for 15 mins or until completely tender. Drain well. Meanwhile, fry the bacon until crisp.
• Mash the potatoes until smooth, then stir through the milk, cheese, nutmeg, bacon pieces and half the chives. Season, then sprinkle over the remaining chives to serve.

SMOKED HAM BACON AND GOAT CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a bowl, whisk the eggs, half and half, and seasonings together.
• In a skillet, saute the bell pepper and bacon over medium heat until bacon until it's midway to crisp. Add the diced ham and butter. Continue to cook for about 3-4 minutes to just warm the ham through.
• Coat a pie plate or baking dish with cooking spray. Pour the skillet contents into it. Sprinkle with half of the goat cheese. Pour the egg mixture over it. Sprinkle the remaining goat cheese on top.
• Bake for 30 minute Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes. Slice and top with the garnish toppings (divided among the servings).
• You can substitute a combination of milk & heavy whipping cream or similar depending on your taste, allergies, or fat content preferences.