Classic Smoked Sausage Mac and Cheese recipe

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Ingredients

1 pound cavatappi (corkscrew) pasta, uncooked
1 tablespoon butter
1 (14 ounce) package Butterball® Smoked Turkey Dinner Sausage, halved lengthwise, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 cup chopped onions
3 cups prepared Alfredo sauce
3 cups half and half
3 cups cubed pasteurized prepared cheese product
2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Cooking spray
1 cup panko bread crumbs
¼ cup butter, melted

Nutrition Info

921.8 calories
carbohydrate: 56.5 g
cholesterol: 166.8 mg
fat: 64.3 g
fiber: 1.8 g
protein: 36 g
saturatedFat: 32.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 2162.3 mg
sugar: 8.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

  2. Cook pasta according to package directions, rinse and drain. Set aside.

  3. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large saucepan on medium heat. Cook and stir sausage and onions 3 to 5 minutes or until onions are tender. Stir in Alfredo sauce, and half and half. Bring to boiling, stirring constantly, reduce heat. Simmer 1 minute.

  4. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in cheese and black pepper until cheese is melted. Stir in pasta and sausage mixture.

  5. Pour mixture into lightly sprayed 139-inch baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with combined bread crumbs and 1/4 cup melted butter. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crumbs are golden brown and pasta mixture is hot and bubbly.

Recipe Yield

10 servings

Recipe Note

A classic made even better with the addition of Butterball Smoked Sausage, two kinds of cheese and a different shaped pasta.

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