Name: Meatlovers mac and cheese with cauliflower
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 500 gram macaroni; 1 head cauliflower, florets; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 420 gram packet italian pork and beef sausages; 1 red capsicum, sliced; 2 rindless bacon rashers, chopped; 1 chorizo, sliced; 4 green onions, sliced; 2 tablespoon sliced olives; chopped parsley to serve; Cheese sauce; 60 gram butter; 1/4 cup plain flour; 3 cup milk, warmed; 1 cup pizza cheese, plus ½ cup extra

Meatlovers mac and cheese with cauliflower

Featuring Italian sausages, chorizo and bacon, this is no ordinary mac and cheese recipe. A meatlovers dream, this comforting creation will be the star of your dinner table

Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

30M

Total

50M

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Ingredients

500 gram macaroni

1 head cauliflower, florets

1 tablespoon olive oil

420 gram packet italian pork and beef sausages

1 red capsicum, sliced

2 rindless bacon rashers, chopped

1 chorizo, sliced

4 green onions, sliced

2 tablespoon sliced olives

chopped parsley to serve

Cheese sauce

60 gram butter

1/4 cup plain flour

3 cup milk, warmed

1 cup pizza cheese, plus ½ cup extra

Method

1.In a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, cook pasta following packet instructions, adding cauliflower for the final 4 minutes of cooking time. Drain well.

2.In a large frying pan, heat oil on high. Squeeze sausages from casings into pan, breaking up lumps with the back of a spoon. Cook for 5-6 minutes, until well browned. Stir in capsicum, bacon, chorizo and onion. Cook for 3 minutes, until golden brown.

3.Preheat oven grill on high. Spoon pasta and cauliflower into a 4-litre casserole dish. Pour cheese sauce over and mix through. Sprinkle with cooked sausage mixture and extra cheese. Scatter with olives. Grill for 5-6 minutes until golden brown. Scatter with parsley to serve.

Cheese sauce

4.In a medium saucepan, melt butter on high. Stir in flour, then cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Mix in milk. Return to heat and cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens. Simmer for 3 minutes. Stir cheese through and season to taste.