Comfort Food Skillet Mac & Cheese with Smoked Sausage is a Southern comfort food)) It’s great for lunch or dinner, and any time of the year. We love foods baked in a cast iron skillet too. Of course, ...

Allow the macaroni and cheese to be completely cooled, and if you freeze it while hot it will be mush. Store in air-tight bags or containers for up to 90 days in the freezer.

In fact, several of these recipes are 30-minute meals if you can believe it! Seriously, there's an Instant Pot recipe where it does all the work for you. Another great thing about macaroni and cheese?

Mac and cheese with smoked gouda, pork loin, fresh local corn and caramelized onions, by chef Charlie David of Champney's Inn in historic Deerfield. (Dan Tebo / Special to The Republican) Dan Tebo ...