Beer, Brauts, Macaroni & Cheese

[cooking4men]

This is a great variation of the Macaroni and Cheese with Hot Dogs we all loved as kids. This time though, we are going to add beer and brats. We also aren’t going to use the macaroni and cheese out of the box. We will make our own sauce, so that we can use the beer in it. This is a very simple recipe that will take about 20 minutes to make. You will be the man at your tailgate party when you bring this dish with you.

Ingredients:
-Small Container Heavy Whipping Cream
-Can of Cheddar Cheese Soup
-Box of Macaroni (16oz)
-Can of Beer (Your Choice)
-Package of pre-cooked Brats
-Package of Shredded Cheese (optional)

Directions:

1. The first thing I like to do is start boiling the water for the macaroni. This tends to take the longest. Read the instructions on the package for the amount of water for 8oz of Macaroni. 8oz is half the 16oz box if you didn’t figure that out.

2. As the water is coming to a boil, I would pour some beer into a large skillet on medium heat. About a 1/2 cup will do (you don’t need anymore, so drink the rest). We don’t want to much because it will make the cheese sauce to soupy. Next take your precooked brats and chop them up. Use all the brats in the package. Throw these in your skillet with the beer, your brats don’t have to be completely covered.

3. The water should be boiling or close to boiling. When it is, throw in half the box of macaroni and set a timer for the amount of time the instructions say.

4. Your brats should be simmering in the beer for about 5-10 min, you just want to get them heated through because they are precooked. When it seems like they are cooked through, put in your can of cheddar cheese soup. Let this come to a simmer, stir occasionally to get the cheese and the beer to mix. It will take a couple minutes. See how thick it looks, if it looks too thick, add a little bit of the heavy whipping cream to thin it out. You can also add shredded cheese if you want it cheesier. This will thicken it up some too.

5. Drain the water from your macaroni and pour on the cheese and brats. Mix it and let it sit for 5-10 minutes. I like to let it cool down and thicken up. You can also throw some shredded cheese on top and let it melt.

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[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Well I am sure I definetly WoN't be
The Man at my
tail-gate party,
but may just be the Woman if I make this Mac-N-Cheese.

I like the sound of it! Thanks for sharing. I would probably change it up just a bit!

[cooking4men]

If you do change it up a bit, be sure and tell me and how it tasted. My wife was surprised how good it tasted. She wasn't a fan of the beer in the cheese, but it did make a good cheese sauce.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

10-4 I most def. will