In our family, we do a lot of semi-home made foods, because they're quick. My husband doesn't get out of work until 5, and it's about 40 minutes home when you factor in all the traffic. I have a hard time in the kitchen with my little one, because lately, she's been doing pull ups on my stove handle, and I don't enjoy the screeching if I gate her out. So, I do stuff that can be baked, boiled, and sauteed quickly once daddy gets home. Last night, we were cleaning until all hours, and when baby finally fell asleep, we realized we'd not eaten since early that morning. WHOOPS. After rummaging through my pantry, freezer, and cupboards, only one thing stuck out. Mac and Cheese. Oh the ooey gooey deliciousness of easy to fix mac and cheese. <3 Naturally though, just macaroni and processed cheese sauce powder mix are not nutritious enough to keep our bellies full. I kept looking, and pulled out some sausage, and some frozen corn. That sounded good! But what about all the stinking dishes that I'd have to do the next day?! Well, one can only assume that I would try and make a one pot meal from the stated ingredients. AH-HA! I had it! I ran to the pantry and pulled a can of creamy broccoli cheese soup from the shelf. I'd make Mac and Cheese, with Sausage, corn and to spruce it up, some extra sauciness. ;)
I can't show you how delicious it smelled in my kitchen, because they haven't made smell-a-vision yet, but I can tell you that it made my hungry belly growl!
First I sauteed the sausage to almost donenesss in my biggest, heaviest pot, and added in my frozen corn. Just that combination alone was enough, and I could have dug in- but alas, I really wanted macaroni! When the corn had just about finished cooking, I pulled it out of the pan and put it in a large bowl to sit while I boiled the water for the mac and cheese. I totally cheat and use boxed mac and cheese! Who has time or energy at nearly 9pm to make it from scratch? Definitely not me!
Once the noodles were done to my liking (I make them a little more done that most people) I strained them and began to build my sauce.
Into the pan went a stick of butter, about a cup of milk, the can of broccoli cheese soup, and the packets of powdered cheese. I mixed it all up with my electric hand mixer and let it heat through. Oh man did it smell fantastic.
Because the sausage I used was kind of a more mild/bland sausage, I added one of my favorites lately- The McCormick Mexican seasoning- just a couple teaspoons, and mixed it a bit more.
I folded in my corn and sausage mixture, and then the noodles. Turned the heat off and we dug in. OH MAN! Fantastic. I can't lie, it's horrible for you, but sometimes unhealthy just tastes great!
So if you're interested in trying it- here's the recipe!
2 boxes of your favorite mac and cheese
1 can broccoli cheese soup
1pound mild sausage
1 big bag of frozen corn-family sized is what I used
1 cup of milk
1 stick of butter
2 tsp McCormick Mexican seasonings
I hope you enjoy it as much as our family did! And for those that like left overs- TOTALLY left over worthy! It's great the next day for lunch too ;)
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