Description
From feb 2007 rr magazine. I just love pastas, cheese and onions, oh my!!! Could be made with or without the sausage and any number of veggies added in!
Ingredients
- Macaroni
- Sweet Italian Sausage
- Onions
- Whole Milk
- Unsalted Butter
- Flour
- Gouda Cheese
- Salt And Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until al dente, about 11 minutes
- Meanwhile, heat a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat
- Add the sausage and cook, stirring and breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 4 minutes
- Transfer the sausage to a large bowl and wipe the saucepan clean
- Add the pasta and 1 cup caramelized onions to the sausage and stir to combine
- In a medium saucepan or a microwave oven, heat the milk until steaming
- Return the large saucepan to the stove, add the butter and melt over medium heat
- Add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, for 3 minutes
- Whisk in the hot milk, 1 / 4 cup at a time, and continue whisking until the sauce is smooth and thick and comes to a simmer
- Add 2 1 / 2 cups cheese, remove from the heat and whisk until the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes
- Season to taste with salt and pepper
- Add the cheese sauce to the pasta mixture and stir to combine
- Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and add the pasta mixture in an even layer
- Sprinkle the remaining 1 / 2 cup caramelized onions and 1 1 / 2 cups cheese on top
- Bake until golden and bubbling, about 40 minutes
- Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving