Recipe

Italian Macaroni And Cheese With Sausage Sun-dried Tomatoes And Basil Recipe

	Kitchenwitchcooks / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago A great new twist on mac and cheese! Prep:15m Cook:30m Servings:4	Kitchenwitc
	from my kw collection

Does this look good? Yeah! / Nope

Fans

sparow64

mamalou

lycett

lunasea

Ingredients

Italian macaroni And Cheese, With Sausage, Sun-Dried Tomatoes And Basil

Macaroni Ingredients:

1/2 lb. bulk hot Italian sausage

1 1/2 t prepared Oriental chili paste

5-6 sun-dried tomatoes, diced

1-2 T olive oil

1/2 lb. macaroni, cooked

1/2 cup chopped fresh basil

1/2 cup freshly make bread crumbs

Vegetable oil cooking spray

Cheese Sauce

2 T butter

2 T flour

1 1/2 cups milk or non fat half and half

1 cup grated white cheddar cheese

Salt and pepper to taste

For The Macaroni Cheese Sauce

Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.

Stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly but not brown, about 2 minutes.

Add the hot milk, continuing to stir as the sauce thickens.

Bring to a boil and add salt and pepper to taste.

Lower the heat and whisk in the cheese. Cook stirring, 2 to 3 minutes more.

For The Macaroni Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Grease a 1 1/2 quart casserole with oil spray.

Cook sausage in a pan over medium-high heat. Drain off grease.

Stir in the chili paste.

Put the cooked macaroni, sausage, tomatoes, and basil into the casserole. Pour the cheese sauce over it and mix gently. Spread the crumbs over the top and spray with vegetable oil.

Bake, uncovered, until the top is browned and the sauce is bubbling, about 30 minutes.

Serves 4

Directions

From my KW Collection -

Recent Gawkers