Italian Mac & Cheese

Name: Italian Mac & Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 0.5 lb pasta (any shape) - I used Cellentani; 8 oz hard salami, chopped; 8 oz sun dried-tomatoes in olive oil, chopped drained; 1 tbsp Ground Black Pepper; 1 tbsp Dried Sage, crumbled; 1 pt whipping cream; 8 oz Mozzarella Cheese, cubed; 8 oz white cheddar cheese, cubed; 4 tbsp Butter; 1 tbsp Flour

Italian inspired Mac & Cheese, the ultimate comfort food.

Brooke1999

Prep10 min

Cook30 min

Total40 min

Servings4

Difficultymedium

Entrees

Ingredients

0.5 lbpasta (any shape) - I used Cellentani
8 ozhard salami, chopped
8 ozsun dried-tomatoes in olive oil, chopped drained
1 tbspGround Black Pepper
1 tbspDried Sage, crumbled
1 ptwhipping cream
8 ozMozzarella Cheese, cubed
8 ozwhite cheddar cheese, cubed
4 tbspButter
1 tbspFlour

Instructions

1
Pasta: Cook according to the directions on the box, drain & set aside when done.
2
In a skillet combine salami, sun-dried tomatoes, black pepper & sage.
3
Cook on low for about ten minutes to crisp up the edges of salami, mix well & set aside.
4
Add whipping cream & butter to a saucepan, slowly heat & melt.
5
Add cubed cheese & stir occasionally until the mixture melts.
6
Once everything is melted add flour, stir, bring to a boil & remove from heat.
7
Add pasta, salami & sun-dried tomatoes to the cheese sauce.
8
Serve hot & garnish with some black pepper or additional dried sage.