Food: Tantalize Your Taste Buds With delicious Macaroni and Cheese Alfredo

 

 

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Macaroni can be a boring meal if you keep making it the same way all the time. Surprise your family with this delightfully tangy macaroni dish.

 

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 16 minutes

 

What you’ll need:

3 cups dry fusilli pasta

6 cups lightly salted water

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 pound mild, ground Italian sausage

1 shallot, minced

1 cup diced celery

2 tablespoons minced garlic

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

3 cups heavy cream

Salt and pepper

4 ounces crumbled goat cheese

3 tablespoons chopped basil

 

How to make it:

1, Bring water to a boil in lightly salted water. Cook fusilli pasta for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove and drain pasta. Set pasta aside.

 

2, In a large heavy saucepan heat olive oil. Add Italian sausage and brown for 5 to 6 minutes.

 

3, Next, add shallots, celery, garlic, tomato paste, and red pepper flakes, if using. Cook for approximately 5 minutes on medium heat until vegetables are soft and haven’t browned.

 

4, Then add heavy cream, basil, cooked fusilli, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil stirring well, then simmer and reduce for 4 to 5 minutes. Turn off flame and remove saucepan from fire, wait a minute, then add goat cheese, and stir well. Serve in large bowl and garnish with basil.

Servings: 4-6

 

Recipe according to spoonful.com