Kielbasa Cheesy Noodle Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2-2 lbs of smoked kielbasa
• 1 bag small shell pasta or 1 bag elbow macaroni (any pasta shape can be used)
• 1 onion, diced (more or less to desired taste)
• 1 green peppers or 1 red pepper, diced (my family prefers green pepper)
• 1/2 package cubed velveeta cheese (or 1 cup of your cheese of choice....we prefer velveeta because it's creamier)
• 1/2 cup milk or 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cook the pasta as directed on package.
• 3 drain and pour into large oven-safe casserole dish.
• 4 in a large skillet, saute the diced onion and pepper in 2 tbsp of butter or olive oil.
• 5 slice the smoked sausage links into small pieces and add to the skillet with the onion and pepper.
• 6 when the sausage is browned (most smoke sausages are precooked, so it shouldn't take more than a few minutes to brown).
• 7 add the contents of the skillet (sausage, pepper and onion) to the pasta in the casserole dish.
• 8 mix well.
• 9 add the cubed or shredded cheese.
• 10 add the 1/2 cup milk or water to the mixture.
• 11 salt and pepper if desired.
• 12 stir well.
• 13 bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes (or until it all melts together).
• 14 i usually serve with boiled or mashed potatoes, saurkraut and hot rolls on the side.
• 15 yummy!
• 16 and believe it or not-- the kids love it!