HOW TO MAKE MAC N CHEESE BETTER RECIPES

Name: Italian Mac-n-Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings, plus leftovers
Cuisine: european
Ingredients: 1 pound ziti rigate, penne rigate or cavatappi (ribbed, hollow corkscrews); 1 pound Italian bulk sweet sausage; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon butter; 3 or 4 cloves garlic, chopped; 12 crimini mushrooms, sliced; Salt and pepper; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 cup chicken stock; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 (10-ounce) sack, 2 1/2 cups, shredded Italian 4 cheese blend, available on dairy aisle; 1 can diced tomatoes, drained well; 1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco), optional; 1/2 cup Parmesan, a couple of handfuls

ITALIAN MAC-N-CHEESE RECIPE | RACHAEL RAY | FOOD NETWORK

Italian Mac-n-Cheese Recipe | Rachael Ray | Food Network image

Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories main-dish

Total Time 30 minutes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Yield 4 servings, plus leftovers

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 pound ziti rigate, penne rigate or cavatappi (ribbed, hollow corkscrews)
1 pound Italian bulk sweet sausage
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
3 or 4 cloves garlic, chopped
12 crimini mushrooms, sliced
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken stock
1 cup heavy cream
1 (10-ounce) sack, 2 1/2 cups, shredded Italian 4 cheese blend, available on dairy aisle
1 can diced tomatoes, drained well
1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco), optional
1/2 cup Parmesan, a couple of handfuls

Steps:

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 2 minutes. Whisk in stock, then stir in cream. Bring cream to a bubble, then stir in 2 cups of 4 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 flameproof baking dish, casserole or flameproof serving platter. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of 4 cheese blend and the grated Parmesan over the top and brown under hot broiler.

ITALIAN MAC-N-CHEESE RECIPE | RACHAEL RAY | FOOD NETWORK

Italian Mac-n-Cheese Recipe | Rachael Ray | Food Network image

Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories main-dish

Total Time 30 minutes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Yield 4 servings, plus leftovers

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 pound ziti rigate, penne rigate or cavatappi (ribbed, hollow corkscrews)
1 pound Italian bulk sweet sausage
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
3 or 4 cloves garlic, chopped
12 crimini mushrooms, sliced
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken stock
1 cup heavy cream
1 (10-ounce) sack, 2 1/2 cups, shredded Italian 4 cheese blend, available on dairy aisle
1 can diced tomatoes, drained well
1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco), optional
1/2 cup Parmesan, a couple of handfuls

Steps:

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 2 minutes. Whisk in stock, then stir in cream. Bring cream to a bubble, then stir in 2 cups of 4 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 flameproof baking dish, casserole or flameproof serving platter. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of 4 cheese blend and the grated Parmesan over the top and brown under hot broiler.

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