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Italian Mac-n-cheese Recipe

	Chef2 / All my dishes 10 months, 1 week ago Puts a spin on a old favorite Prep:5m Cook:10m Servings:8	Chef2
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Ingredients

ITALIAN MAC-N-CHEESE

1 lb. ziti rigate, penne rigate or cavatappi

1 lb. Italian bulk sweet sausage

2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

1 Tbsp. butter

3 or 4 cloves garlic, chopped

12 crimini mushrooms, sliced

Salt and pepper

2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour

1 cup chicken stock

1 cup heavy (whipping) cream

1 (10-oz.) sack, 2 1/2 cups, shredded Italian four-cheese blend

1 can diced tomatoes, drained well

1 tsp. hot sauce, optional

1/2 cup Parmesan

Directions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt water and cook pasta to a chewy al dente, about 8 minutes.

In a nonstick skillet, brown and crumble the sausage. Drain cooked crumbles on paper towel lined plate.

Return pan to heat and add extra-virgin olive oil, butter, garlic and mushrooms. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Saute 3 to 5 minutes, until mushrooms are lightly golden.

Preheat broiler to high.

To mushrooms, add flour and stir, cooking two minutes.

Whisk in stock, then stir in cream. Bring cream to a bubble, then stir in 2 cups of four-cheese blend. When cheese has melted into sauce, add tomatoes. When sauce comes to a bubble, remove from heat and adjust seasonings, adding hot sauce if desired.

Combine cheese sauce with sausage and pasta, transfer to baking dish, casserole or oven safe serving platter. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of four-cheese blend and the grated Parmesan over the top.

Brown under hot broiler.

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Comments

linebb956 10 months, 1 week ago said:
This should be against the law... OH this sounds so yummy! boodmarking to a keeper!
Linda

darmorrow 6 months ago said:
This recipe looks delicious. I'm going to try this when my sister is here. She loves cooking too and it's hard to find unique recipes. Yum.

chef2 5 months, 4 weeks ago said:
Its the best dish I ever made for macn cheese and its sinful.But who cares lol

georgesgirlnumber1 5 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Oh, I hated to leave this recipe! Just reading it makes for comfy feeling! I HAVE to try this and I know I will. So many recipes and so little time........ :o)

danadooley 2 months ago said:
I love the sound of this. Pasta, mushrooms, cream, sausage, garlic, CHEESE!! What's not to love? Bookmarking it. Thanks for sharing

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