Boss Baked Mac & Cheese

Name: Boss Baked Mac & Cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups cauliflower florets; 4 oz macaroni or elbow pasta (uncooked whole-wheat); 1 Italian chicken sausage; 2 slices turkey bacon; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 Tbsp Kodiak Cakes, Buttermilk Mix; 1 cup milk, fat-free; 1/4 tsp salt; dash ground black pepper; 1/2 cheddar cheese, low-fat shredded; 6 Tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated; 1/4 cup Bread crumbs; dash salt; dash garlic powder; dash paprika; dash thyme

5 steps

Prep:20minCook:25min

Updated at: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:20:59 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

3 cupscauliflower florets

4 ozmacaroni pasta whole-wheat

or elbow, uncooked

1Italian chicken sausage

2 slicesturkey bacon

1 Tbspbutter

1 Tbspbuttermilk pancake and waffle mix

1 cupmilk

fat-free

¼ tspsalt

ground black pepper

0.5cheddar cheese

low-fat, shredded

6 TbspParmesan cheese

grated

¼ cupbread crumbs

Instructions

Step 1

Heat to 350 degrees F

Step 2

Bake cauliflower. Cook macaroni according to the directions on the package. Drain and set aside.

Step 3

Slice the chicken sausage into thin rounds and chop bacon into small pieces. Place in a frying pan over medium/high heat. Cook until fragrant and all sides are browned. Remove from heat and set aside.

Step 4

In a large saucepan, melt the butter over low/medium heat. Add the Kodiak Cakes and stir until well combined. Slowly whisk in the milk and stir constantly until slightly thickened. Add in the sea salt, black pepper, cheddar cheese and 4 Tbs. of the parmesan cheese. Stir until the cheese is melted into the sauce. Add the cauliflower, macaroni, sausage and bacon to the sauce. Stir until well combined. Pour into an 8x8 baking dish.

Step 5

Toast the Ezekiel bread until browned on both sides. Break into pieces and pulse in blender until it turns into crumbs. Combine the bread crumbs, 2 Tbs. parmesan cheese, sea salt, garlic powder, paprika and thyme together in a bowl. Sprinkle over the top of the macaroni. Bake for 25 minutes. Divide into equal servings and enjoy warm.