Mac and Cheese with Roasted Sausage
Creamy stovetop pasta with smoky sausage and just enough greenery to call it dinner, ready in under half an hour.
- Per serving
- $1.46
- Serves
- 4
- Time
- 25 min
- Whole dinner
- $5.84
Ingredients
1 box Kraft Mac and Cheese Restaurant Edition Parmesan Pesto
On sale at Walmart: Kraft Mac and Cheese Restaurant Edition Macaroni and Cheese, 1 Box, for Easy Mealtime Solutions, Parmesan Pesto Flavored, Made with Real Che
$1.73$2.9712 oz Bar-S Cheddar Smoked Sausage
On sale at Walmart: Bar-S FP Cheddar Smoked Sausage
$1.97$3.973 cups Fresh broccoli florets
about $2.002 tbsp Butter
pantry0.25 cup Milk
about $0.50to taste Salt
pantryto taste Black pepper
pantry
Prices are from Walmart the week of October 18, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Slice the sausage into coins and brown in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes, then remove and set aside.
- Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to boil and cook the pasta according to package directions, adding broccoli florets for the last 3 minutes, then drain.
- Return the hot pasta and broccoli to the pot and stir in the cheese packet, butter, and milk until smooth.
- Fold in the cooked sausage, season with salt and pepper, and serve immediately.
Why it’s cheap
2 of the 7 ingredients were on sale at Walmart the week of October 18, 2026, led by kraft mac and cheese restaurant edition parmesan pesto at $1.73 instead of $2.97.
The sale items rang up $3.24 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $1.46 a serving, or $5.84 for 4 servings.
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