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Sausage & sprout mac 'n' cheese

Name: Sausage & sprout mac 'n' cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 400g macaroni or other pasta shapes such as penne; 2 tbsp vegetable, sunflower or other neutral oil; 1 red onion finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves crushed or finely grated; 6 thick pork sausages cut into 5-6 pieces each; 300g brussels sprouts thinly sliced; 60g butter; 60g plain flour; 600ml whole milk; 200g mature cheddar cheese grated; 50g parmesan grated; 75g panko or dried white breadcrumbs

Samuel Goldsmith

Published: October 17, 2024 at 1:04 PM

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Serves 4 - 6

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 1 hr - 1 hr and 10 mins

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Use up Christmas leftovers in this unctuous traybake – sausages and brussels sprouts are enveloped in a creamy cheese sauce

Low sugar

Nut-free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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400g macaroni

or other pasta shapes such as penne
2 tbsp vegetable, sunflower or other neutral oil
1 red onion

finely chopped
2 garlic cloves

crushed or finely grated
6 thick pork sausages

cut into 5-6 pieces each
300g brussels sprouts

thinly sliced
60g butter
60g plain flour
600ml whole milk
200g mature cheddar cheese

grated
50g parmesan

grated
75g panko or dried white breadcrumbs

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal843
fat43g
saturates21g
carbs74g
sugars10g
fibre7g
protein37g
salt1.85g

Method

step 1

Cook the macaroni in a pan of boiling salted water for 6-7 mins until almost cooked through. Drain and set aside in a bowl.
step 2

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large pan over a medium-low heat and fry the onion for 8-10 mins until softened but not golden. Stir in the garlic and cook for a further minute, then turn up the heat to medium and fry the thick pork sausages, pushing them down to break apart. Cook for 6-8 mins until cooked through and beginning to brown, then stir in the sliced sprouts and a good pinch each of salt and pepper. Cook for 5-6 mins more until the sprouts have softened and the sausages are cooked through. Remove the sausages and sprouts to the bowl of pasta.
step 3

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Wipe the pan clean and melt the butter over a medium-low heat. Stir in the flour until combined, then cook for 1 min before mixing in a big splash of the milk. Stir the rest of the milk in gradually and, once it’s all incorporated, bring to a simmer (whisk until smooth if it still has lumps) and cook for another minute. Remove from the heat and stir in all the cheddar and half the parmesan. Mix the cheese sauce, sausages, sprouts and pasta together, then tip into a large ovenproof dish.
step 4

Combine the remaining parmesan and the breadcrumbs, then scatter this over the pasta mixture. Bake for 30-40 mins until golden on top.

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