Classic Smoked Sausage Mac and Cheese

Ingredients

• 3 cups alfredo sauce prepared
• 0.3 cup butter melted
• 1 pound cavatappi pasta uncooked (corkscrew)
• 3 cups pasteurized cheese product cubed prepared
• 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 3 cups half and half 
• 1 cup onions chopped
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs 
• 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
• 14 ounce turkey dinner sausage smoked halved lengthwise cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices butterball®

Equipment

• sauce pan
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Cook pasta according to package directions; rinse and drain. Set aside.
3. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large saucepan on medium heat. Cook and stir sausage and onions 3 to 5 minutes or until onions are tender. Stir in Alfredo sauce, and half and half. Bring to boiling, stirring constantly; reduce heat. Simmer 1 minute.
4. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in cheese and black pepper until cheese is melted. Stir in pasta and sausage mixture.
5. Pour mixture into lightly sprayed 139-inch baking dish.
6. Sprinkle evenly with combined bread crumbs and 1/4 cup melted butter.
7. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crumbs are golden brown and pasta mixture is hot and bubbly.