Ingredients
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2 green onions
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6 medium sliced mushrooms
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2 tablespoons butter
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2 cups macaroni or 2 cups shell pasta
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2 tablespoons butter
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2 tablespoons flour
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1 cup whole milk
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1 cup ricotta cheese or 1 cup cottage cheese
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1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
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2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
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1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
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fresh ground black pepper
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salt, to taste
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1/2 cup chopped red peppers or 1/2 cup green pepper
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5 sliced cooked Italian sausages (preferably bar-b-qued or grilled)
Instructions
- Cook and slice Italian Sausage, set aside.
- Lightly sautee green onions, mushrooms and peppers in butter.
- In the meantime cook pasta in generous amount of salted water, drain.
- Prepare Sauce:
- Melt butter on medium setting in a large pot.
- Slowly add flour to make a thin paste, stirring constantly.
- Slowly add milk.
- Add all cheeses, salt and black pepper.
- Simmer until partially thickened, adding more milk if neccessary.
- Transfer pasta, sliced sausages and mushroom/pepper mixture to the pot, mix.
- Transfer all to casserole dish.
- Top with bread crumbs.
- Bake at 350 degrees until heated through.
- Serve with side salad and garlic bread.