Sunday, January 22, 2012

#132 Learn How to Cook- Italian Mac and Cheese

Italian Macaroni and Cheese


What you will need:
  • 1 pound ziti
  • 1 pound sausage
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3 or 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 12 crimini mushrooms, roughly sliced
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 1/2 cup Italian cheese
  • 1 can of diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup parmesan

Directions on how to cook this deliciousness.
  1. Cook pasta to chewy al dente (about 8 minutes)
  2. Brown and crumble sausage. Drain sausage on a paper towel lined plate.
  3. In the same pan, add olive oil, butter, garlic and mushrooms. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Sauté for 3-5 minutes or until the mushrooms turn a lightly golden brown.
  4. Meanwhile, preheat oven to broil.
  5. To mushrooms, add flour and stir cooking 2 minutes. Whisk in stock, then stir in cream. Bring mixture to a bubble. Add 2 cups of cheese and drained tomatoes. Cook until cheese melts.
  6. Combine cheese sauce with sausage and pasta. 
  7. Transfer to baking dish and sprinkle with 1/2 cup of italian cheese and the grated parmesan.
  8. Brown under hot broiler (about 3-7 minutes)



I really hope you all try this dish. It is really, really tasty. I don't remember where I originally got the recipe from, but whoever it was knows their mac and cheese. You will never, ever, go back to box mac and cheese after this one.

7 comments:

  1. that looks delicious!! i should try that sometime! yum, yum! and thanks for the comment hun! you are so close to the 50 mark - i believe it will happen for you today!

    xxxoo

    hugs, xo
    *Barbie-Bombshell*.blogspot.com

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  2. Yummy, that looks delicious, a must try!!!

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  3. This looks scrumptious!

    xo Shane
    shaneprather.blogspot.com

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  4. Dropping by from the Monday Mingle Blog Hop. You have some awesome things going on in your life right now! I am enjoying reading your blog. Have a great day!

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  5. Wow! My man would love it if I'd make him pasta with heavy cream and meat! I might have to cook it for him sometime. :)
    I'm stopping by from Meg's Mingle Monday.
    :)

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  6. Looks good! I should make some MAC and Cheese now. Thanks for sharing.

    myminibag.blogspot.com

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  7. Hello from Mingle Monday! This looks delicious!

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