Gut Buster Mac N Cheese Plus Food

Here's a homemade stovetop mac and cheese recipe that's only about 10 percent more cumbersome to make than the blue box and tastes far, far better.

Provided by J. Kenji López-Alt

Categories     Mains

Time 25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 813 kcal, Carbohydrate 37 g, Cholesterol 230 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 36 g, SaturatedFat 33 g, Sodium 1269 mg, Sugar 10 g, Fat 58 g, ServingSize Serves 4 to 6, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

The recipe came about because I was just feeling lazy and didn't want to put much thought into dinner so I told my sister that I had gotten out a roll of breakfast sausage to thaw for the following nights dinner and was just gonna brown it up and toss it in with some mac n cheese (something my family rarely eats anymore). She suggested the broccoli and tomatoes and that got me thinking. I made a casserole out of it. It turned out so good I had to have seconds even though I didn't really need them and thats how I came up with the name (cuz my stomach felt like busting open after I was done.) I used sage flavored sausage but you could use any flavor you like. Spicy might by fun to try if my kids weren't afraid of heat. BTW, the kids loved it and I didn't even have to harp on them about eating all of their veggies, which always makes mealtime easier!

Provided by DbKnadler

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 40m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 331.9, Fat 28.1, SaturatedFat 11.4, Cholesterol 63.7, Sodium 820.7, Carbohydrate 5, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 1, Protein 14.6