Stovetop Mac & Cheese with Sausage and Peas

Stovetop Mac & Cheese with Sausage and Peas

This recipe was contributed by Lindsay Livingston from The Lean Green Bean, as part of the Healthy Aperture blogger partnership.

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Stovetop Mac & Cheese with Sausage and Peas

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients

• 6 oz pasta uncooked
• 1.5 Tbsp butter
• ½ cup diced onion
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 2 cup peas frozen or canned
• 3 chicken sausages precooked
• 1 Tbsp flour
• 1 tsp paprika
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper optional
• 6 oz cheddar cheese grated
• ¾ cup milk
• ½ – 1 cup pumpkin

Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and set aside.
2. In the same (now empty) pan, melt butter.
3. Add onion, garlic, peas and sausage and saute for 5 minutes.
4. Add flour, milk and seasonings and let simmer for 2 minutes.
5. Stir in cheese and ½ cup pumpkin.
6. Stir in noodles.
7. Taste, adjust seasonings and add more pumpkin if desired.