"grown-up's" mac n cheese
(1 rating)
My husband loves macaroni n cheese and was craving it one day. I had some fresh mushrooms that I needed to use before they spoiled...so I came up with this recipe. My husband just loved it and asked why I had never made it this way before. Creamy and cheesy! Enjoy!
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(1 rating)
yield
4 -6
prep time
35 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For "grown-up's" mac n cheese
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1 boxelbow macaroni, cooked (used barilla brand)
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16 ozroasted smoked sausage, sliced 1/4 in thick
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3/4 cfrozen peas
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8 ozcubed, velveeta cheese
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1/2 chalf and half
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1celery stalk, chopped small
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1med onion, chopped small
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1 pkgfresh mushrooms, sliced
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3-4garlic cloves, finely chopped
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1/2 tspsmoked paparika
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2-3 Tbspsour cream
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2 Tbspolive oil
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salt and pepper, to taste
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fresh parsley for garnish, optional
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crushed butter flavored crackers, optional
How To Make "grown-up's" mac n cheese
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1Cook elbow macaroni as directed on box. Add frozen peas last 4 minutes of cooking macaroni.
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2While macaroni is cooking, saute chopped onion, celery, sliced mushrooms, and garlic. **Add garlic last**
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3Add sliced smoked sausage to sauted onion mixture just to heat through. Set aside.
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4Cube Velveeta cheese.
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5Once macaroni is cooked as directed on box, drain. Add cubed Velveeta cheese, half and half, sour cream. Stir till cheese is melted. Add paparika and salt and pepper to taste.
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6Lastly, add your onion, mushroom, sausage mixture. Stir to mix through.
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7Serve right from stove top or put into 350 degree oven with crushed butter flavor crackers on top for apx. 30 minutes or till heated through. Garnish with parsley if you like.
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