Pimento Mac And Cheese - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb macaroni (try something other than elbow!)
14 ounces pimento cheese (regular or jalepeno)
1/4 cup margarine (Brummel & Brown)
1/3 cup flour
2 cups milk
salt and pepper
Optional
bacon crumbles and fine breadcrumbs

Preparation

Cook macaroni in boiling water for approximately 12 minutes or until pasta is tender. Drain and set aside.
In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir flour into the melted butter until combined. Stirring ocassionally, cook for 2 minutes'.
Add milk and keep stirring until flour mixture has has thickened. Once thickened, add 1 cup of Palmetto Cheese and remove from the heat.
Stir until combined. Add salt and pepper to taste.
In oven safe bowls combine macaroni and the cheese sauce until mixed thoroughly. Spoon remaining Palmetto Cheese over the top. Bake at 350F until bubbly, approximately 25 minutes.
Right before removing from oven, top with crumbled bacon and bread crumbs if desired.