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Italian Style Mac and Cheese with Chicken Sausage
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By:
Simone Jones
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Italian Style Mac and Cheese with Chicken Sausage Recipe adds huge flavor, texture and taste to mac and cheese using elbow macaroni, milk, cheese blend, Italian-seasoned chicken sausage, garlic powder, black pepper, cherry tomatoes and basil.
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INGREDIENTS
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2 cups (8oz) dry elbow macaroni (regular or whole wheat)
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1 can (12 fl. oz.)Nestle® Carnation® evaporated lowfat 2% milk
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2 cups (80z pkg.) shredded Italian style 4 or 5 cheese blend
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2 links (6oz) fully-cooked Italian-seasoned chicken sausage, cut into 1/4" slices
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1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
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2 tablespoons finely sliced fresh basil leaves
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain.
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Meanwhile, combine evaporated milk, cheese, sausage, garlic powder and black pepper in medium sauce pan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted. Remove from heat.
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Add pasta to cheese sauce; stir until combined. Add tomatoes and basil; stir gently until mixed in.
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Tip: Different flavors of chicken sausage can be substituted.
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