Smoked Recipe ❘ Classic Smoked Sausage Mac and Cheese

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

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

Cooking 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.

Nutrition Facts

• calories921.8
• carbohydrateContent56.5 g
• cholesterolContent166.8 mg
• fatContent64.3 g
• fiberContent1.8 g
• proteinContent36 g
• saturatedFatContent32.8 g
• sodiumContent2162.3 mg
• sugarContent8.8 g