It's so gouda!

So my sister Cheri and I made this recipe at my house this weekend. We're trying to teach her how to cook so that she can snag her a 10 if you know what I mean. Wink wink. Anyways it's so good, and it's really simple we made it start to finish in about 25 minutes. Be prepared to take a nap after you've eaten it however, this is food coma land kind of stuff. Enjoy.

Smoked gouda and Kielbasa Mac n cheese.

4 cups of macaroni noodles
10 oz grated smoked gouda cheese(there is very little chance you will find this already grated, so you'll probably have to break out your box grater and your jar of elbow grease. Unless, like me you are lazy and well equiped, then just break out your food processor with the grating attachment and let it do all of the work for you.)
8 oz grated mild cheddar
3 cups milk
1 8 oz stick of butter
6 oz flour
2 tsp tabasco sauce
salt and pepper to taste
1 12 oz kielbasa sausage cut into coins

Go ahead and boil you noodles first. I like to get this out of the way so I don't get distracted and overcook my pasta. There is no going back once you've made soggy sticky pasta. Also if you'll add about a tablespoon of olive oil and a pinch of salt to your water, the salt will make you water boil faster and the oil will keep your pasta from sticking together. Once you've got your pasta cooked drain it and rinse it with cool water until the pasta is completely cooled. This stops the cooking process(again, nobody likes soggy pasta). In a medium sauce pan melt your butter. Once the butter is melted add the flour and cook for about one minute. Congratulations you have just made a roux! Now add you milk. Keep stirring it until it starts to get good and thick. Then add your grated cheeses and stir until they melt and incorporate. Add your tabasco and your salt and pepper. It's important at this point to taste it and make sure it's got all the flavor you want it to have. If you need to add any more salt, pepper, tabasco or cheese go ahead. Once your sauce is done transfer it and your pasta into a large bowl. Now take your kielbasa sausgae and saute it until it starts to get brown and crispy around the edges. Add the kielbasa and pan drippings to the bowl with the mac in it and toss to combine all ingredients. Now if you are impatient at this point you can just go ahead and eat it, but if you want to make it look and taste even better put it in a cassarole dish and top it with shredded cheese and breadcrumbs and toss it in a 400 degree oven for 5-7 minutes. Either way it's so gouda!