Sausage Jalapeño Macaroni and Cheese
This baked macaroni and cheese recipe with roasted jalapeños and sausage is spicy, creamy, delicious and made in under an hour!
Ingredients
- 4 jalapeños
- 1 lb elbow macaroni
- 4 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp flour
- 3 cups milk
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
- 1 lb sausage
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Turn the broiler on to high.
- Place the jalapenos in the oven under the broiler.
- Once the skin is black and bubbling, remove the jalapenos from the oven, place in a ziploc bag and set aside.
- Turn the oven from broil to bake at 400°F.
- In a small skillet brown the sausage, set aside.
- Combine the macaroni noodles and milk in a large pot.
- Bring to a boil on the stove and stir frequently 12-15 minutes or until noodles are al dente.
- In a large skillet, melt the butter then whisk in the flour.
- Add all three cheeses to the skillet.
- Allow the cheeses to melt together, 2-3 minutes, then add the milk and noodles to the cheese.
- Reduce heat to low and stir all of the ingredients together.
- Remove the jalapenos from the ziploc bag, peel the skin, chop and de-seed.
- Add the jalapenos and sausage to the macaroni and cheese, mix together.
- If the skillet you are using is not oven safe, move the mac and cheese to a baking dish and top with the breadcrumbs.
- If the skillet is oven safe, simply top with the breadcrumbs.
- Bake 15-20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Serving 4servingCalories 1462kcal (73%)Carbohydrates 111g (37%)Protein 59g (118%)Fat 85g (131%)Saturated Fat 42g (210%)Cholesterol 239mg (80%)Sodium 1765mg (74%)Potassium 965mg (28%)Fiber 4g (16%)Sugar 15g (17%)Vitamin A 2125mg (43%)Vitamin C 17.4mg (21%)Calcium 824mg (82%)Iron 4.3mg (24%)
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