Recipe - Macaroni And Cheese W Sausage Sun-Dried Tomatoes And Basil

One half pound Hot Italian sausage; bulk
One half teaspoon Oriental chile paste (opt)
6 Sundried tomatoes
One half pound Macaroni; cooked
2 tablespoon Fresh basil; chopped
One half cup Freshlymade bread crumbs
Vegetable oil cooking spray
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Cheese Sauce:
2 tablespoon Butter
2 tablespoon Flour
1 One half cup Milk; heated
One half cup White cheddar cheese; grated
Salt and fresh ground pepper
to taste

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 1One half quart casserole with oil
spray.
Cook sausage in a pan over mediumhigh heat. Drain off grease. Stir in
optional chile paste.
Cover tomatoes with water in a microwavesafe dish and nuke on high until
softenedabout 2 minutes. Drain off liquid and mince tomatoes.
Put the cooked macaroni, sausage, tomatoes and basil into the casserole.
Pour the cheese sauce over it and mix gently with a fork. Spread the crumbs
over the cheese and spray top with vegetable oil. Bake, uncovered, until
the top is browned and the sauce is bubbling, about 30 minutes.
CHEESE SAUCE: Melt the butter in a heavybottomed saucepan. Stir in the
flour and cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly but not brownabout 2
minutes. Add the hot milk, continuing to stir as the sauce thickens.
Bring to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste, lower the heat and whisk
in cheese. Cook, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes more. Serves 4.

From the Denver Post Food Section 11/4/94

Formatted for MM by Pegg Seevers
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #342

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Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 20:18:10 0500