Recipe - Comforting Macaroni And Cheese Casserole

3 cup Elbow macaroni
1 pound Hot or sweet Italian sausage
1 lg Green pepper; minced
1 lg Onion; minced
3 tablespoon Butter or margarine
3 tablespoon Allpurpose flour
2 cup Milk
2 cup Shredded sharp Cheddar
cheese
One fourth cup Grated Parmesan cheese
1 One fourth teaspoon TABASCO pepper sauce
1 teaspoon Salt

Cook elbow macaroni according to package directions. Drain; rinse with cold
water; drain again.

Meanwhile, in 12inch skillet over mediumhigh heat, cook sausages until
wellbrowned on all sides and cooked through, turning frequently, about 15
minutes. Remove sausages to cutting board.

In drippings remaining in skillet over medium heat, cook pepper and onion
until tender, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. With slotted spoon,
remove to large bowl. When sausages are cool enough to handle, cut into
1/2inchthick slices; remove to bowl with vegetables.

Preheat oven to 375øF. Grease 12 x 8inch baking dish. In 2quart saucepan
over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in flour; cook 1 minute. Gradually
whisk in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir
in Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, TABASCO sauce and salt until cheeses
melt, stirring frequently. In large bowl, with sausage mixture combine
macaroni and cheddar cheese sauce. Spoon into prepared baking dish.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes until mixture is hot and bubbly.

Busted by Karen Sonnessa ksonness@suffolk.lib.ny.us

Recipe by: Tabasco www.tabasco.com

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by "Karen Sonnessa" ksonness@suffolk.lib.ny.us
on Apr 6, 1998