Brad's easy sausage mac n' cheese. This easy recipe for baked mac 'n' cheese is all the evidence you need. The creamy base of this stove-top mac and cheese is the perfect complement to the smokey flavor of their polish smoked sausage. Mac n Cheese with SausagesYou have to make this Mac n Cheese!
Combine the cooked macaroni and the cheese mixture in a large bowl and toss to combine. A classic made even better with the addition of Butterball Smoked Sausage, two kinds of cheese and a different shaped pasta. The sausage is amazing however we did not like the mac and cheese. You can have Brad's easy sausage mac n' cheese using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Brad's easy sausage mac n' cheese
- You need 16 oz of box elbow macaroni.
- You need 16 oz of package of sausages or beef franks. I used cheddarwurst.
- It's 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese.
- You need 2 cups of shredded Monterey jack cheese.
- It's 4 cups of whole milk.
- You need 4 tbs of butter.
- Prepare 4 tbs of flour.
- You need of Smoked paprika, salt and pepper to taste.
- Prepare of Parmesan bread crumbs.
It tasted like the kind we used to get in school! Sausage makes this easy stovetop mac and cheese a little indulgent. It's perfect for a cozy weeknight meal. Whisk in the milk, eggs, cheese, sausage, salt, ground mustard, paprika and black pepper.
Brad's easy sausage mac n' cheese instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Prepare pasta as directed for al dente. You still want the pasta to have bite when done. Immediately drain and rinse with cold water. Drain well. Place pasta back on empty pot it was cooked in..
- Meanwhile, slice sausages into rounds, 1/2 " thick. Set aside..
- Place milk in a saucepot and heat on low heat. Do not let it simmer or scald..
- In a deep wall frying pan, melt butter over medium heat. As soon as it's melted, add flour and mix well. Stir constantly until flour mixture starts to brown and smell slightly nutty. This is your roux..
- Slowly add warm milk to the roux, a half cup at a time. Whisk constantly. Make sure it all completely incorporates before adding more milk. Continue until all milk is incorporated..
- Add half of each cheese into the sauce and stir constantly until melted in. Season to taste. I made mine fairly smoky with the paprika. If the cheese sauce has tickened too much, bring it back with a little more milk. You want it nice and creamy because the pasta will thicken it in the oven..
- Mix the cheese sauce and the sausage into the pasta. Mix well..
- Preheat oven to 375. Add mixture to 2 greased 8x8 baking dishes. Mix the remaining cheese together and top both casseroles. Top with parmesan bread crumbs. Bake 15-25 minutes. Until top is golden brown and casserole is heated through. When done, rest 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy..
The creamy cheese sauce on this macaroni & cheese is made with a very surprising ingredient. I was really intrigued the first time I saw it because I just I was determined to find out just how creamy and cheesy this "healthy" mac & cheese really tastes. So with a bit of optimism arguing with the skeptic in. Once the cheese sauce is melted and blended together, drain the noodles and mix them in with the sausage and cheese sauce. Mac & cheese bake with a crispy twist.