Farmer's Dinner

This is a flashback to my childhood.  We ate this a lot growing up and I still crave it.  I'm not sure where the name came from, it was either passed on from person to person or the recipe was found on the back of a box of Kraft Dinner.  In Canada, we say Kraft Dinner for Kraft macaroni and cheese dinner. If you say " I'm having Kraft Dinner" in the USA, people will look at you strange and wonder what you are talking about.  I still say Kraft Dinner, always will.

Boxed processed food has a bad rap in the recent years... but I think it's OK to indulge in this every once in awhile.


What you need :

One box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese

One package of Farmer John's Breakfast sausage or you can use regular size Italian sausage.  For this recipe, I used both.

One onion, chopped

One can of diced tomatoes, drain the juice.

I always cook the sausages in the toaster oven/oven first. Then slice them and brown them n the pan  with the onions. Just how I do it.  Do it how you feel comfortable, just make sure they are  sliced  & cooked when you  add to the macaroni.

Meanwhile

In a pan, saute onions with some olive oil until golden ( I like mine  a little burned in this dish)

Add the cooked sausage.

In another pot, cook the Kraft Dinner according to directions on box. 

When the macaroni is done, add the sausage and onions to the macaroni. Then add the drain diced tomatoes.  Mix al together.

Put in a casserole dish and bake for about 30 minutes on 350f.  Don't let it dry out too much..