* 8 oz Boar’s Head Yellow American cheese, thick-sliced and cubed or torn
* 1 tsp ground mustard powder
* 1 Tbsp butter (finish)
* 1/8 tsp cayenne
* Salt and black pepper
Breadcrumb Garnish
* 6 Ritz crackers, crushed
* 1 Tbsp butter
* 1/2 tsp lemon zest
* Pinch garlic powder
* Pinch smoked paprika
* Pinch salt
Cucumber Salad
* 3–4 mini cucumbers, thinly sliced
* 1 1/2 Tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar
* 1/2 tsp sugar
* Pinch salt
* 1/2 tsp lemon zest
* 1 Tbsp chopped dill
Garnish
* 1 Tbsp snipped chives
Instructions
1. Cucumber Salad Whisk 1 1/2 Tbsp rice vinegar, 1/2 tsp sugar, pinch of salt, and 1/2 tsp lemon zest. Toss with 3–4 sliced mini cucumbers and 1 Tbsp chopped dill. Chill.
2. Breadcrumbs Melt 1 Tbsp butter in a pan. Add 6 crushed Ritz crackers, pinch of garlic powder, smoked paprika, and salt. Toast over medium heat until golden. Remove from heat, let cool slightly, then stir in 1/2 tsp lemon zest. Set aside uncovered until serving.
3. Kielbasa Sear 12–14 oz sliced kielbasa in 1 tsp olive oil and 1 tsp butter over medium-high heat, 2–3 min per side. Add 2 Tbsp chicken broth and 1 tsp smooth Dijon. Toss to glaze. Finish with black pepper. Transfer to a bowl, cover with foil, and keep warm near the stovetop.
4. Pasta Boil 8 oz pasta in salted water until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain.
5. Cheese Sauce Melt 2 Tbsp butter in a saucepan. Stir in 2 Tbsp flour and 1 tsp ground mustard powder. Cook 1 min. Slowly whisk in 2 cups warm milk. Simmer until thick, about 3–4 min. Stir in 8 oz cubed Boar’s Head Yellow American cheese in batches until smooth. Off heat, stir in 1 Tbsp butter, 1/8 tsp cayenne, salt, and pepper. Add pasta, loosen with reserved water if needed.
6. Plate Spoon mac into bowls. Top with breadcrumbs and 1 Tbsp snipped chives. Add kielbasa over top. Serve with cucumber salad on the side.
ChefWithASword
Aesthetically pleasing ✅
Semi-healthy ✅
I’ll give it a go. Just have to find that sausage.
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Manuntdfan
Your mac and cheese to other foods ratio is correct
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Kielbasa Mac and Cheese with Cucumber Salad
Serves 2–3
Ingredients
Kielbasa
* 12–14 oz kielbasa, sliced
* 1 tsp olive oil
* 1 tsp salted butter
* 2 Tbsp chicken broth
* 1 tsp smooth Dijon mustard
* Black pepper
Mac and Cheese
* 8 oz pasta (elbow, shells, or rigatoni)
* 2 Tbsp salted butter
* 2 Tbsp flour
* 2 cups warm whole milk
* 8 oz Boar’s Head Yellow American cheese, thick-sliced and cubed or torn
* 1 tsp ground mustard powder
* 1 Tbsp butter (finish)
* 1/8 tsp cayenne
* Salt and black pepper
Breadcrumb Garnish
* 6 Ritz crackers, crushed
* 1 Tbsp butter
* 1/2 tsp lemon zest
* Pinch garlic powder
* Pinch smoked paprika
* Pinch salt
Cucumber Salad
* 3–4 mini cucumbers, thinly sliced
* 1 1/2 Tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar
* 1/2 tsp sugar
* Pinch salt
* 1/2 tsp lemon zest
* 1 Tbsp chopped dill
Garnish
* 1 Tbsp snipped chives
Instructions
1. Cucumber Salad
Whisk 1 1/2 Tbsp rice vinegar, 1/2 tsp sugar, pinch of salt, and 1/2 tsp lemon zest. Toss with 3–4 sliced mini cucumbers and 1 Tbsp chopped dill. Chill.
2. Breadcrumbs
Melt 1 Tbsp butter in a pan. Add 6 crushed Ritz crackers, pinch of garlic powder, smoked paprika, and salt. Toast over medium heat until golden. Remove from heat, let cool slightly, then stir in 1/2 tsp lemon zest. Set aside uncovered until serving.
3. Kielbasa
Sear 12–14 oz sliced kielbasa in 1 tsp olive oil and 1 tsp butter over medium-high heat, 2–3 min per side. Add 2 Tbsp chicken broth and 1 tsp smooth Dijon. Toss to glaze. Finish with black pepper. Transfer to a bowl, cover with foil, and keep warm near the stovetop.
4. Pasta
Boil 8 oz pasta in salted water until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain.
5. Cheese Sauce
Melt 2 Tbsp butter in a saucepan. Stir in 2 Tbsp flour and 1 tsp ground mustard powder. Cook 1 min. Slowly whisk in 2 cups warm milk. Simmer until thick, about 3–4 min. Stir in 8 oz cubed Boar’s Head Yellow American cheese in batches until smooth. Off heat, stir in 1 Tbsp butter, 1/8 tsp cayenne, salt, and pepper. Add pasta, loosen with reserved water if needed.
6. Plate
Spoon mac into bowls. Top with breadcrumbs and 1 Tbsp snipped chives. Add kielbasa over top. Serve with cucumber salad on the side.
Aesthetically pleasing ✅
Semi-healthy ✅
I’ll give it a go. Just have to find that sausage.
Need this now
Your mac and cheese to other foods ratio is correct