Italian Mac-n-Cheese

Italian Mac-n-Cheese is a main course that serves 4. For $2.88 per serving, this recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 1191 calories, 43g of protein, and 68g of fat. This recipe from Foodnetwork has 8 fans. Head to the store and pick up crimini mushrooms, heavy cream, chicken stock, and a few other things to make it today. Only a few people really liked this Mediterranean dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 79%. This score is solid. Try Italian Mac and Cheese, Easy Italian Mac and Cheese, and Italian Mac and Cheese Muffins for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 pound Italian bulk sweet sausage

1 tablespoon butter

1 can diced tomatoes, drained well

1 cup chicken stock

3 or 4 cloves garlic, chopped

12 crimini mushrooms, sliced

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 cup heavy cream

1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco), optional

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 cup Parmesan, a couple of handfuls

Salt and pepper

1 pound ziti rigate, penne rigate or cavatappi (ribbed, hollow corkscrews)

1 (10-ounce) sack, 2 1/2 cups, shredded Italian 4 cheese blend, available on dairy aisle

Equipment:

pot

frying pan

paper towels

broiler

whisk

baking pan

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

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 baking dish, casserole or oven safe serving platter. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of 4 cheese blend and the grated Parmesan over the top and brown under hot broiler.

 

Step by step:


1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt water and cook pasta to a chewy al dente, about 8 minutes.

2. In a nonstick skillet, brown and crumble the sausage.

3. 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.

4. Saute 3 to 5 minutes, until mushrooms are lightly golden.

5. Preheat broiler to high.

6. To mushrooms, add flour and stir, cooking 2 minutes.

7. 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.

8. Combine cheese sauce with sausage and pasta, transfer to baking dish, casserole or oven safe serving platter. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of 4 cheese blend and the grated Parmesan over the top and brown under hot broiler.


Nutrition Information:

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1191k Calories
42g Protein
68g Total Fat
102g Carbs
27% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
1191k
60%

Fat
68g
105%

  Saturated Fat
29g
182%

Carbohydrates
102g
34%

  Sugar
9g
11%

Cholesterol
180mg
60%

Sodium
1421mg
62%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
42g
86%

Selenium
93µg
134%

Manganese
1mg
69%

Phosphorus
620mg
62%

Vitamin B3
12mg
60%

Copper
0.94mg
47%

Vitamin B2
0.73mg
43%

Vitamin B1
0.62mg
41%

Vitamin B6
0.82mg
41%

Zinc
5mg
37%

Potassium
1238mg
35%

Magnesium
115mg
29%

Calcium
273mg
27%

Vitamin A
1369IU
27%

Vitamin B5
2mg
27%

Iron
4mg
27%

Fiber
6g
24%

Vitamin E
3mg
23%

Vitamin B12
1µg
21%

Folate
63µg
16%

Vitamin C
12mg
15%

Vitamin D
2µg
14%

Vitamin K
12µg
12%

covered percent of daily need
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