New Age Macaroni Cheese and Turkey Bake

Title:
New Age Macaroni Cheese and Turkey Bake

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Tabasco




Ingredients:





    16 oz Elbow macaroni


     1 tb Vegetable oil


     2    Stalks celery; diced


   1/4 lb Mushrooms; sliced


     1 lg Garlic clove; crushed


     1 lb Ground turkey


     2 ts Caraway seeds


   1/4 c  Butter or margarine


   1/4 c  All-purpose flour


     3 c  Milk


     3 c  Shredded American or Cheddar


          -cheese


     1 tb TABASCO pepper sauce


 1 1/2 ts Salt


   1/2 c  Diced sun-dried tomatoes


   1/4 c  Chopped fresh parsley






 Cook elbow macaroni according to package directions. Drain; rinse with cold


 water; drain again.


 


 In 12-inch skillet over medium heat, in hot oil, cook celery, mushrooms and


 garlic about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. With slotted spoon, remove to


 large bowl. In drippings remaining in skillet over medium-high heat, cook


 ground turkey 5 minutes, until almost browned, stirring to break up meat.


 Stir in caraway seeds; cook 2 minutes longer. Remove to bowl with


 vegetables.


 


 Preheat oven to 375?F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking dish. In 3-quart saucepan


 over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in flour; cook 1 minute. Gradually


 whisk in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir


 in Cheddar cheese, TABASCO sauce and salt until cheese melts. In large bowl


 containing the turkey-vegetable mixture, combine macaroni, cheese sauce,


 sun-dried tomatoes and parsley. Spoon into prepared baking dish.


 


 Bake 25 minutes or until mixture is hot and bubbly.


 


 Busted by Karen Sonnessa 


 


 Recipe by: Tabasco www.tabasco.com


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "Karen Sonnessa" 


 on Apr 9, 1998