Gouda Mac and Cheese

One of my favorite mac and cheese recipes!
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Ingredients:
     1 box penne pasta
     8 oz shredded gouda (we do half smoked and half not)
     1 medium onion diced
     6 slices of bacon cut into pieces
     1 cup reserved pasta water
     2 cups milk
     3 tbsp flour

Directions:
     1. Cook pasta and brown the bacon a little bit
   2. Saute onion with bacon and coat with flour.  Let this cook til bacon is done
     3. Slowly add pasta water and stir then milk (add milk until the consistency of gravy)
     4. Add cheese until melted then stir in the pasta

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