Breakfast Macaroni and Cheese with Sausage and Hash Browns

Name: Breakfast Macaroni and Cheese with Sausage and Hash Browns
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 454 grams breakfast sausage, casings removed; 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 454 grams cream cheese, room temperature; 454 grams elbow macaroni; 2 smalls green bell peppers, chopped; 237 milliliters ounces Gruyere, shredded (about; 591 milliliters half-and-half; 355 milliliters frozen shredded hash browns, thawed; 12 servings Kosher salt; 710 milliliters ounces sharp Cheddar, shredded (about; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 1 large yellow onion, chopped

Breakfast Macaroni and Cheese with Sausage and Hash Browns might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 656 calories, 26g of protein, and 44g of fat. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up bell peppers, sharp cheddar, cream cheese, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

Set an oven rack 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

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Water

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Pot

Add the macaroni and cook until it is al dente, about 6 minutes. Strain, reserving 1 3/4 cups of the pasta water. Set aside.

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Water

Macaroni

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the sausage and cook until lightly browned, breaking up the meat with the back of a wooden spoon, about 5 minutes.

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Sausage

Meat

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Wooden Spoon

Transfer the browned meat to a plate with a slotted spoon.

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Meat

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Add the onions, 1 tablespoon water and a pinch of salt to the saucepan and cook until just starting to soften, 3 to 4 minutes, scraping up any browned bits with the wooden spoon.

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Onion

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Salt

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Sauce Pan

Add the bell peppers and cook until lightly browned and softened, 6 to 8 minutes.

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Bell Pepper

Transfer the onion and green bell pepper to the plate with the browned sausage.

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Green Pepper

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Onion

Carefully wipe out the saucepan (or give it a quick rinse if it is really dirty).

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Sauce Pan

Add the half-and-half and cayenne and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 15 minutes.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

Add the cream cheese and stir until melted.

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Cream Cheese

Whisk in the Cheddar and Gruyere until all the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.

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Cheese

Gruyere

Sauce

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Whisk

Add the macaroni and reserved pasta water to the saucepan and stir to combine. (The mixture will look very loose, but the pasta will suck up a lot of the sauce as it bakes.) Gently fold in the browned meat and vegetables and season with more salt if needed.

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Pour into a 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Toss the hash browns with the melted butter and a pinch of salt and scatter over the macaroni and cheese.

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Hash Browns

Butter

Salt

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Bake until the cheese is bubbly and the hash browns are just starting to brown, about 10 minutes. Broil until the hash browns are golden brown and crispy, about 3 minutes.

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Hash Browns

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