Sausage Cauliflower Mac & Cheese | Kid-Friendly Dinner
directions
- Preheat oven to 350˚ F degrees.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium high heat. Stir in flour until well mixed. Slowly add milk whisking to combine. Reduce heat and cook until mixture is thickened. Remove from heat and stir in nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Pour mixture into a large mixing bowl.
- Add ricotta, cooked pasta, all of the Swiss cheese, and 1/2 cup of the cheddar cheese, and mix until combined.
- Stir in cooked Swaggerty’s Farm sausage and steamed cauliflower florets. Scrape into a large casserole dish, sprinkle top with other 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese, cover loosely with foil, and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and cook another 10-15 minutes until mixture is hot, bubbly, and cheese is slightly browned.
- Serve hot as a side dish or as a main course with a crispy Spring salad.
8
servings
20 min.
prep time
45 min.
cook time
ingredients
1/2 lb cooked Swaggerty’s Farm Sausage
1 lb. cooked pasta – bowtie, penne or macaroni
4 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp all purpose flour
2 cups milk
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
salt & black pepper to taste
1 cup whole milk Ricotta cheese
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (divided in half)
1/2 head cauliflower, cut into florets & steamed (or use a bag of pre-cut florets from the produce section)
Level of complexity
Easy
Ingredients
10
Special kitchen tools
Pairs well with
Vegetables such as salad greens, steamed broccli, steamed spinach
to serve
Serves (8) as a side item, or (4) as a main dish dinner.
Want more easy Italian suppers? Try Italian Sausage and Peppers it's an easy veggie-full sheet pan dinner.
Any of our sausage works great for this recipe, but we love using our classic All Natural Sausage Patties in this recipe. We just crumble about 10 cooked patties.
