Macaroni and Cheese with Sausage and Pears recipe
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Ingredients
- cooking spray 1 (8 ounce) package elbow macaroni ¼ cup butter ¼ onion, chopped 2 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour, or as needed 3 cups milk 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese ground black pepper to taste 1 (12 ounce) package fully-cooked sausage, sliced 1 pear - peeled, cored, and sliced 2 tablespoons butter, melted ½ cup bread crumbs
Nutrition Info
- 443.3 caloriescarbohydrate: 36.9 gcholesterol: 70.9 mgfat: 24.4 gfiber: 2.4 gprotein: 19 gsaturatedFat: 15 gservingSize: -sodium: 441 mgsugar: 7.5 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Macaroni and Cheese with Sausage and Pears
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 3-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain macaroni and transfer to the prepared casserole dish.
Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir onions in the melted butter until partially translucent, about 5 minutes. Whisk in flour until paste-like consistency, 3 to 5 minutes. Slowly stream in milk, stirring constantly, until flour mixture is incorporated, about 5 minutes. Stir in Cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese until completely melted and and sauce has thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.
Pour cheese sauce into macaroni, stir to coat. Season with black pepper. Stir in sausage.
Reserve 4 slices of pears, dice remaining pear slices and stir into macaroni mixture. Arrange the reserved slices atop macaroni mixture.
Stir 2 tablespoons melted butter and bread crumbs together in a small bowl, sprinkle over macaroni mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and topping is lightly browned, about 30 minutes.