Swiss Macaroni and Cheese with Smoked Sausage

Need a little weeknight comfort food?  This one’s for you then.

This recipe came about when I looked up from my computer and realized it was already 5:30 and I hadn’t started dinner.  (And no, the irony that I’m a food blogger and still have this problem is not lost on me.)

I had a smoked sausage in the fridge and a daughter begging for mac & cheese.  But I didn’t want to make the usual kind.  A rummage through the cheese drawer yielded a block of Swiss and a new recipe came into being.

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Pepper Jack Mac and Cheese with Broccoli

I’ve been experimenting with pepper jack cheese in various recipes lately.  Macaroni and cheese seemed the perfect dish to highlight this ingredient.  Because I was afraid that using all pepper jack would be too spicy for the kids, I went with half pepper jack and half monterey jack.  It was good, but next time we’ll use all pepper jack.  Even the kids thought it would be good with the extra kick.  I originally intended to serve the broccoli along side the macaroni, but tossed it all together at the last minute.  It was a hit with everyone. [Read more...]

Macaroni and Cheese & Macaroni and Tomatoes

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Two recipes for the price of one today.  Although, they are both so easy I’m not sure they qualify as recipies.  Macaroni and Cheese gets made and served frequently at our house.  I think it ranks between the Kraft boxed kind and the delicious homemade baked kind.  It’s fast, creamy and easy. 

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