Sometimes a mom just needs a go-to macaroni and cheese recipe that isn’t straight out of a box. As much as Joe would prefer the box variety (and generally I’m fine with that), I sometimes get a craving for the homemade stuff. Like this Mac and Cheese with Smoked Turkey Sausage.
This is one of my ultimate comfort foods, for sure.
Pasta. Cheesy goodness. Count me in.
What I love about this Mac and Cheese with Smoked Turkey Sausage is that it adds some delicious smoked turkey sausage into the mix and makes my meat-and-potatoes loving husband happy with it as well. Plus, it’s done in under 30 minutes. (Hello? Weeknight madness, be gone!)
This turkey sausage product – along with its counterpart, turkey kielbasa – is fabulous, by the way. Sometimes I just heat it up as it is and serve with a veggie and some sort of potato side dish. This gets supper on the table for my family of three in record time while also accounting for a myriad of food groups for a reasonable price.
The mac and cheese recipe, by the way, is from one of my favorite food bloggers, Lauren’s Latest – she has a ton of delicious recipes on her website that don’t cause me a stress attack because of a zillion fancy ingredients. As I’ve told you before, I can be lazy in the kitchen – especially on weeknights – but I’m still particular and want deliciousness.
I don’t think that’s asking for too much, do you?
– Lara –
Macaroni and Cheese with Smoked Turkey Sausage
Recipe courtesy of Lauren’s Latest
1 lb. macaroni pasta
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups whole milk
pinch of nutmeg
salt & pepper, to taste
4 cups grated medium cheddar cheese
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 package JENNIE-O® Hardwood Smoked Turkey sausage, diced
Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
Replace pot back to medium heat. Melt butter, then whisk in flour. Cook 1 minute. Whisk in milk slowly to prevent lumps from forming. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Cook 5 minutes over medium low heat to thicken sauce without curdling the milk.
Sprinkle cheese in bit by bit until it’s all incorporated into one smooth cheesy sauce. Stir in cooked pasta and JENNIE-O® turkey sausage. Warm it all through 2-3 minutes before serving. Serve hot.
Note: I am part of Jennie-O’s Switch Circle of bloggers, but I do not get paid for my posts. I do receive some complimentary turkey products to try upon occasion. Opinions and topics are entirely my own.