Bacon and Cheese Mac
Crispy bacon turns boxed mac and cheese into a hearty weeknight dinner that tastes like a restaurant version.
- Per serving
- $1.31
- Serves
- 4
- Time
- 20 min
- Whole dinner
- $5.24
Ingredients
1 box Kraft Mac and Cheese Restaurant Edition Monterey Jack Caramelized Onion
On sale at Walmart: Kraft Mac and Cheese Restaurant Edition Macaroni and Cheese, 1 Box, for Easy Mealtime Solutions, Monterey Jack Caramelized Onion Flavored, M
$1.73$2.978 oz Marketside Sizzle and Pop Glazed Thick Cut Bacon
On sale at Walmart: Marketside Sizzle and Pop Glazed Thick Cut Bacon, 22 oz (Refrigerated)
$5.97$8.442 tablespoons Butter
pantry0.5 cup Milk
about $0.751.5 cups Frozen peas
about $1.25
Prices are from Walmart the week of October 18, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Cook the pasta from the mac and cheese box according to package directions, drain and return to pot.
- While pasta cooks, chop bacon into half inch pieces and fry in a skillet over medium high heat until crispy, about 8 minutes, then set aside.
- Stir butter and milk into hot pasta, then add the cheese packet and stir until smooth.
- Fold in the cooked bacon and frozen peas, heat through for 2 minutes, and serve.
Why it’s cheap
2 of the 5 ingredients were on sale at Walmart the week of October 18, 2026, led by kraft mac and cheese restaurant edition monterey jack caramelized onion at $1.73 instead of $2.97.
The sale items rang up $3.71 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $1.31 a serving, or $5.24 for 4 servings.
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