Mac and Chorizo

Once a week at my husband's work the Mac and Cheese Truck comes by. A couple of weeks ago he brought home mac and cheese with Italian sausage and giardiniera and I was inspired.

I started off by making a pot of mac and cheese. Not the nasty Kraft kind, because that ain't right. I won't go into how to make mac and cheese because you can figure that out on your own. I did use gouda and colby jack instead of the usual cheddar, because I felt daring.

Then I fried up some chorizo. The smell was downright intoxicating.

Dumped the chorizo and some giardiniera relish into the pot of mac and cheese. Love the oil! It's good for your skin, right?

All mixed together and ready to bake! I put it in for 25 minutes at 350 degrees. I also broiled it for the last 2 minutes so that the top could get a little bit more brown and bubbly.

Ready to eat! This was really, really amazing. Even the husband liked it, and he doesn't like anything except Kraft. Definitely too spicy for the kids, but I'll be making this one again sometime.

Nutritional Information:
Number of servings: 6
Calories per serving: 625
Total fat: 36.2 g
Saturated fat: 18.8 g
Cholesterol: 139.2 mg
Sodium 1208.1 mg
Potassium: 298.5 mg
Carbs: 37.5 g
Fiber: 1.5 g
Sugars: 5.5 g
Protein: 32.8 g
Vitamin A: 22.8%
Vitamin C: 11.6%
Calcium: 52.7%
Iron: 10.6%