Buttermilk Ranch Mac & Cheese

Let’s face it – mac & cheese is truly a comfort food to the American palate. There are as many variations to this dish as there are families I’m sure. In fact, I highlighted 12 Mac & Cheese recipes not too long ago. But this Buttermilk Ranch Mac & Cheese recipe is definitely different from the rest. This specific recipe calls for the use of buttermilk which typically isn’t the norm. To highlight the tang of this, I incorporated some ranch flavor and some bacon!…

Buttermilk ranch dressing is what inspired me to adapt the original recipe found on another blog. I used a dry ranch dressing mix to add some ranch flavor into the buttermilk cheese sauce. And what would a buttermilk ranch dish be without bacon? With that said, crumbled bacon is stirred in with the pasta to add a bit of texture and flavor. Overall, this was one of my favorite mac & cheese recipes… and who knew buttermilk would work just as well?!