This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carandoยฎ for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.
Hello, friends!
Hope you’re having a great day so far! I am so excited about todays post because I’ll be sharing a deliciously cheesy and easy Italian mac and cheese recipe with you! This dish is perfect to serve at any family gathering or just for a simple weeknight meal. I just know you’re going to love it! Let’s go over what you’ll need to make it!
You’ll Need:
- 1 pound elbow macaroni
- 1 stick of butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 1/2 cups of half and half
- 1lb Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
- 2 eggs, beaten
- One package of Carando Italian Sausage
Once you gather your ingredients, simply follow the steps below to make this delicious dish!
Steps:
- Grill sausage until done.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
- Using cooking spray, evenly coat a casserole dish
- Cook pasta until it’s almost tender, it will cook more while baking the dish in the oven
- Add butter, stir until melted
- Add half and half, 3/4 of cheese, eggs, salt and pepper, stir to mix
- Slice sausage, add to dish
- Pour mixture into casserole dish
- Add remaining cheese to top
- Bake for 35 minutes
Looks so delicious, right? These Toscano Italian Sausages are packed with flavor and yummy on their own, on a bun, or as shown in this post in a pasta! We chose to grill the sausage to bring out even more of that great flavor! Now onto making the rest of the dish!
Some prefer a little crisp on the top, if this is you, add breadcrumbs over the cheese topping and bake until brown. This dish is shown without, but the variation is there just in case you want to spice it up a bit! This dish is incredibly creamy, cheesy, and spiced mainly by the sausage. Baking the dish with all of the ingredients together really helps to blend all of the incredible flavors for one truly mouth-watering dish!
Just look at all of that CHEESY-GOODNESS! Oh, my! If you try this dish, be sure to come back over and let us know how you liked it! We can’t wait to hear what you think!
And, be sure to check out the Taste of Italy page to vote for your favorite Carando Recipes! You could end up winning a gift card (650 winners)! The Taste of Italy event will be happening in select Kroger stores (and Kroger banner stores) from September 17th-24th. It’s an event where we’ll be focusing on the authentic Italian flavors and Italian meal inspirations. There will be special products, in-store demos, displays, and more! If you’re not able to make it in, be sure to check out the microsite for recipes, coupons, sweepstakes, and more!
Good Luck and Enjoy!
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Best. Mac and cheese. EVER! I love all that delicious cheesy goodness combined with the sausage. It’s a total one dish meal that looks nom-tastic!
My husband would love this! Italian Sausage is one of his favorite and this recipe takes Mac and Cheese to a whole new level. Yum!
I have been looking for a good mac & cheese recipe. I believe I may have found it. The ones I’ve made in the past were so bland I cannot wait to try this one.
This is totally making me very hungry right now. I love the idea of sausage in my mac and cheese. This recipe sounds and looks so delicious.
I have been on such a pasta kick lately and this italian mac and cheese looks amazing!!! Great recipe!!
Any mac and cheese dish tends t be a favorite of mine. I love this recipe. will try it!
These looks truly decadent and I love the addition of sausage. I also like how the recipe calls for mozzarella cheese. I will be trying out this recipe.
We absolutely LOVE mac and cheese, and it is such an easy and heartwarming dish to make on a busy weeknight. I can’t wait to try out your spin, especially since it involves sausage, which my boys most definitely love.
Oh wow, your Mac and Cheese look so inviting. It can make people drool by just watching at your photos. This recipe is a must try ๐
This sounds like a delicious easy italian mac & cheese recipe that I will have to try for sure. We love anything with Italian sausage and these Italian sausages look so good. Thanks for sharing this easy recipe.
You can never go wrong with mac n cheese especially in our house! This is a classic favorite and it’s always a dish that the kids look forward to. I love this Italian twist and I’d love to give it a try!
I love the idea of adding sausage to mac n cheese. I have never thought about this before but man it looks so good. I have to try this recipe!
This macaroni and cheese sounds amazing! I love the addition of the Italian sausage.
We always add bacon, chopped ham or chicken with our mac and cheese. However, we haven’t tried adding italian sausage with it. Your recipe looks so good and I am going to try this next time we have pasta night. Thanks for sharing!
My family would love this. We are all big fans of mac and cheese and this looks amazing!
Oh my goodness, I can’t wait to try your recipe. I’ve never thought to add Italian sausage to my mac and cheese before.