Zach's Mac Recipe McBoingBoing

• 6 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 10-12 oz sour cream
• 8oz Bacon, Diced
• 1/4 cup bacon fat
• 3 Stalks of Leeks, using only whites and light green parts. cut 1/2 through and sliced.
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• S&P TT
• 8oz small curd cottage cheese
• 2 cups dry breadcrumbs

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil, add pasta, and cook until done; drain.
3. Cook bacon in saute pan, draining bacon fat as necessary to get a nice crunchy bacon.
4. reseve fat for topping, Deglaze pan with 1/8 cup water..get up all the crunchy bits on the bottom and place in 9x13 pan with bacon
5. In 9x13 inch baking dish, stir together macaroni, shredded cheddar cheese, bacon, leeks, cottage cheese, sour cream, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
6. In a small bowl, mix together bread crumbs and bacon fat.
7. Sprinkle topping over macaroni mixture
8. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until top is golden

shredded sharp, sour cream, bacon, bacon fat, stalks of leeks, parmesan cheese, sp tt, cottage cheese, breadcrumbs

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/zachs-mac-28074 (may not work)