🤤 The Best Baked Mac and Cheese

Perfectly cheesy, creamy, and gooey baked mac and cheese topped with bacon panko topping. Tender pasta, smooth flavorful cheese sauce, and a layer of crunchy bacon panko topping makes this mac and cheese the best.
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QUICK OVERVIEW:
1 lb macaroni pasta*
water to cook pasta
salt to season water
Cheese sauce:
4 tbsp unsalted butter
1/3 cup all purpose flour*
4 cups whole milk (or reduced fat)
3/4 cup half and half
8 oz sharp cheddar cheese block
8 oz Monterrey jack cheese block
4 oz Mozzarella cheese block
1/2 tsp garlic powder
salt
fresh cracked black pepper
Topping:
1 lb bacon
1 cup Panko crumbs*
1 tbsp bacon grease from cooking bacon