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1. Heat a large pot of water, once it reaches a boil add pasta. Don't stir too much! Cook until al dente (still have a little 'bite") and drain out the water.
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2. While pasta is cooking, in a large sauce pan melt butter.
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3. Add flour and whisk to make a paste.
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4. Add milk and pepper and whisk to remove any lumps. Let cook for 2 minutes to remove the flour-y taste.
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5. Add grated cheese and stir until smooth.
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6. Add sun dried tomatoes (drain off most of the olive oil but don't rinse them) and chopped bacon.
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7. Pour the sauce over your cooked macaroni and top with extra bacon crumbles!
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NOTES: Some times cooking can be tricky because the order of things. Here is the order in which I prepared everything...
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1. Put my large pot of water for pasta on heat.
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2. Cooked bacon and chopped it.
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3. Grated cheese
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4. Put my pasta in the now bubbling water.
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5. Started my sauce while watching my pasta!