Unbelievable Mac and Cheese

We went to my niece's birthday party a couple weeks ago and my sister in law Kristin made this YUMMY mac and cheese. I have been looking for a good homemade mac and cheese recipe and trust me this is the one!! My girls ate it and loved it. Dave loved it because it has bacon! I had to have her email me the recipe so here it is!

7 Tablespoons Unsalted butter

1 clove of garlic minced

1 1/2 cups coarse bread crumbs ( I used Panko in the one I made for you guys)
1 bag for real bacon bits (or 6-7 peices of bacon, cooked and crumbled)

salt and ground pepper

1 pound elbow macaroni

1/4 cups all-purpose flour

3 cups whole milk-warmed

2 cups sharp cheddar cheese-shredded

2 cups fontina cheese-shredded ( I used Dubliner cheese in the one I made, but any sharp cheese would work)

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

in a large frying pan, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until tender but not browned about 3 minutes. Add the bread crumbs and stir until coated with butter. I then added crumbled bacon. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350. Butter a shallow 3-quart baking dish. Cook the macaroni according to the directions until not quite al dente-it will go in the oven and cook more. Drain and set aside. Add the remaining 4 tablespoons butter to the pot used for the pasta and melt over medium heat. Whisk in the flour. Reduce heat to medium-low and let bubble for 1 minute without browning. Gradually whisk in the milk, raise the heat to medium and bring to a boil, whisking frequently. Remove from heat and stir in the cheeses along with the mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the pasta. Spread in the prepared baking dish and sprinkle evenly with the buttered crumbs. Bake until the crumbs are browned and the sauce is bubbling about 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then serve.