Skillet Sausage & Peppers Mac and Cheese
Skillet Sausage & Peppers Mac and Cheese made with ground sausage, red and yellow peppers, and Colby Jack and Sharp Cheddar Cheeses.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 541kcal
Ingredients
- 16 oz Cellentani Pasta or Macaroni pasta
- 12 oz pork sausage ground
- 6 tablespoon butter unsalted
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz Sharp Cheddar cheese cubed
- 8 oz Colby Jack cheese cubed
- pinch salt
- 1 yellow pepper diced
- 1 red pepper diced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Cook the pasta according to package directions, drain and set aside.
- In a large skillet, cook and crumble the ground sausage and remove from the skillet.
- Dice the red and yellow peppers and saute them in the skillet for about 3 minutes.
- Remove the peppers and add them to the sausage.
- Add the heavy cream to the skillet and heat until simmering.
- Add the cubed cheeses and the butter and mix to melt.
- Cook and stir until creamy.
- Pour the cheese sauce into the sausge and pasta mixture and stir well to combine.
- Spread into an oven safe skillet and top with additional shredded cheese if desired.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 541kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 142mg | Sodium: 704mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1793IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 423mg | Iron: 1mg
