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Pearl's Macaroni & Cheese with Sausage Sauce

Source of Recipe

MusiCulinary.com


Recipe Introduction

Contributed by Janis Ian

List of Ingredients

1 jar Italian bread crumbs
2 1/4 lbs. Elbow macaroni (cooked)
1 block Parmesan cheese
1 block Romano cheese
1 block Mozzarella cheese
1 block Provolone cheese
1 block Sharp cheddar cheese, Yellow
1 block Sharp cheddar cheese, White, well-aged
2 Tbsp.Butter
2 Tbsp.Flour
2 1/4 c.milk
NOTE ON CHEESE--She's talking about the big blocks you can buy at the supermarket, around a pound apiece.



Recipe

* Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. Grate cheeses, cook macaroni.
2. Melt butter in large saucepan; mash flour in it to a paste, stirring constantly.
3. Add milk slowly, still stirring, until mix thickens. (Keep it just pre-boiling.)
4. Put half the grated cheese into the sauce slowly and melt, stirring.
5. Pour it all into the macaroni and mix.
6. Butter your casserole(s). (I find those cheap bread-sized ones they sell, the disposables, work well.)
7. Layer the macaroni mixture and the remaining cheese.
8. Top it with a layer of the cheese, and lots of bread crumbs. Cook at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
NOTE : Freezes REALLY well. You can always cook it in disposable bread pans, then allow it to cool, wrap the whole thing in foil, and freeze it that way.

Pearl's Sausage Sauce:
1 pkg. Hot Italian sausage, sliced 1" thick
1 pkg. Regular Italian sausage, sliced 1" thick
1 large can Tomato puree 1 small can Tomato paste
1 large can stewed whole tomatoes (Reserve 1/2 juice)
1 large onion, chopped large
3 cloves Garlic
Italian seasoning Oregano, garlic, basil, rosemary, salt & pepper to taste
Optional - mushrooms

1. Cut the sausage--Easiest way to is to freeze it slightly, then cut into bite-size pieces.
2. Chop the onion, and brown with the sausage in a large frying pan.
3. Pour off the fat; add the rest of the ingredients, stir well, and simmer for at least two hours in a heavy pot.
NOTE: I use turkey sausage, which our supermarket sells in regular and spicy. I think it tastes better, being a bit less greasy