Johnsonville® Grown Up Mac & Cheese

Name: Johnsonville® Grown Up Mac & Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 2 cups uncooked whole grain elbow macaroni; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 3 tablespoons butter; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 cup fat-free milk; 1 cup panko bread crumbs; 1 tablespoon chopped parsley; 8 ounces processed American cheese, cubed; 1 link (half of 13.5 ounce package) Johnsonville® Smoked or Three Cheese Italian Style Premium Cooking Sausage, quartered and sliced

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Ingredients

2 cups uncooked whole grain elbow macaroni
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup fat-free milk
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
8 ounces processed American cheese, cubed
1 link (half of 13.5 ounce package) Johnsonville® Smoked or Three Cheese Italian Style Premium Cooking Sausage, quartered and sliced

Directions

Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain.
Mix panko, parsley, and olive oil together in a bowl.
Meanwhile, in another saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
Stir in flour until smooth; gradually whisk in milk.
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Add cheese; cook and stir until melted.
Stir in macaroni and sausage.
Spread panko mixture on top and bake at 350?F for 25 minutes.
Enjoy.

Originally published as Johnsonville Grown Up Mac & Cheese in Johnsonville Sausage 2018

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hchambers

Aug 30, 2017

This was really good and easy to make. I also added some broccoli and I used ham instead of sausage as that is what I had. We will definitely make this again.
kredhead

Aug 29, 2017

I made a modified version of this last night for dinner and it was a warming, hearty, cheesy meal. I used a whole box of rigatoni & 2 cups of frozen broccoli chopped & thawed in the microwave. I upped the cheese sauce ingredients and used pepperjack mixed with muenster cheese..which gave it a little zip. Finally, I saut?ed kielbasa coins in the pan to crisp & render the fat. After blotting up most of the fat, I added all the ingredients to the hot pan one by one. I skipped the panko topping & served it right out of the pan. Yummy.
eileen344

May 18, 2017

I haven't made this yet but I will. It sounds wonderful and I like that it is made with whole grain macaroni and fat free milk.