Recipe: Firehouse Macaroni Surprise

Capt. Blake Wright from the Northern Wake Fire Department shared this fun recipe with us for a firehouse favorite! Check out his recipe below.

Firehouse Macaroni Surprise

Ingredients

• Bass Farms sausage, 2 lbs.
• Elbow macaroni, 4 lbs.
• Bright Leaf red hotdogs, 2 packs
• Velveeta Cheese, 1 mega pack
• Cheddar cheese soup, 2 cans
• Slap Ya Mama Cajun Seasoning, to taste

Directions

• Boil and drain pasta. Return to stove over medium-low heat.
• Sauté Bass Farms sausage until browned.
• Cut hotdogs (except one) into one-inch sized segments. Sauté with a dash of Slap Ya Mama seasoning until slightly browned.
• Cut Velveeta into chunks and add to pasta. Stir until melted.
• Add sausage (and grease from pan!), hot dogs and 2 cans of cheddar cheese soup to pasta.
• Stir until melted. Serve!
• The person that finds the whole hotdog (the surprise) is the “winner”

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