Breakfast Mac and Cheese

Breakfast Mac and Cheese

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Description
Breakfast Mac and Cheese
 
 
 
Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
50 mins
 
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 pound of pasta (I used cavatappi shaped pasta)
  • 1 pound breakfast sausage, removed from casings and crumbled
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1 red pepper, diced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, discard seeds and dice
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 6 tablespoons flour
  • 4 cups whole milk
  • 2 cups shredded colby jack cheese
  • 2 cups pepper jack cheese
  • 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 eggs
  • 5 or 6 toasted breakfast biscuits, crumbled (homemade or the from the refrigerated aisle of the grocery store)
 
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta to al dente and drain.
  2. In a large pan, cook sausage, crumbling it with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Once no longer pink, remove it to a bowl with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  3. Add onion, red pepper, and jalapeno to grease in pan and cook until softened, about 4 to 5 minutes.
  4. Spoon onion mixture into bowl with sausage.
  5. Add the butter to the pan and melt over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, until thickened. Turn heat off and add ⅔ of the cheese. Stir until melted. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  6. Add pasta, and reserved sausage/onion mixture. Stir until evenly mixed. Pour into a buttered casserole dish or cast iron pan.
  7. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs together and then stir in the remaining cheese plus the crumbled biscuits. Pour this mixture on top of the mac and cheese.
  8. Place in oven for 25 to 30 minutes.