Cheddar Apple Sausage Mac

• 1 lb rigatoni pasta
• 12 ounces apple chicken sausage, sliced
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 12 small sweet onion, sliced
• 18 teaspoon salt
• 18 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 12 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 3 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 12 cup panko breadcrumbs

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Coat a broiler safe 9x13 baking dish with non stick spray.
3. Cook rigatoni.
4. Cook apple chicken sausages; set aside.
5. Add 1 tablespoon butter to skillet and saute apples and onion for 5 minutes.
6. Remove from heat; add cooked sausage, salt and pepper.
7. Add to drained pasta in pot.
8. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a medium sauce pot.
9. Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute.
10. Pour in milk and Dijon mustard and bring to a simmer.
11. Cook 3 minutes, whisking occasionally.
12. Remove from heat.
13. Whisk in shredded cheddar cheese.
14. Add to pasta pot.
15. Pour mixture into a 9x13 baking dish.
16. Top with Panko bread crumbs.
17. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
18. Turn oven up to broil; broil for 3 minutes to brown the breadcrumbs.

rigatoni pasta, apple chicken sausage, butter, granny smith apples, sweet onion, salt, pepper, flour, milk, mustard, cheddar cheese, breadcrumbs

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cheddar-apple-sausage-mac-472027 (may not work)