Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, creamy pumpkin mac & cheese. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Creamy Pumpkin Mac & Cheese is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Creamy Pumpkin Mac & Cheese is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Creamy Pumpkin Mac & Cheese with Brown Butter Sage Breadcrumbs! Pumpkin Mac and Cheese Recipe: Combine all sauce ingredients in a medium pot and bring to a complete boil. Lower the heat, and stir until the buttery spread and shredded cheddar melt completely. I add a little extra salt, but taste and season to your preference.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook creamy pumpkin mac & cheese using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Pumpkin Mac & Cheese:
- Prepare 360 g rigatoni
- Make ready 2 onions, finely chopped
- Make ready 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Prepare 4 tsp paprika powder
- Get 4 tsp dried thyme
- Take 1 small (600 g) pumpkin, cubed
- Prepare 300 ml vegetable broth
- Take 300 g spinach
- Prepare 100 g grated cheddar
- Get 150 g grated old cheese
- Prepare to taste salt and pepper
- Prepare pumpkin seeds (optional garnish)
If needed, warm over low heat. Stir in the pumpkin puree and paprika- add salt & pepper to taste. Add the cooked pasta and toss to coat. Creamy pumpkin mac and cheese with savory bacon and a boost of veggies from spinach.
Steps to make Creamy Pumpkin Mac & Cheese:
- Boil plenty of water in a saucepan with a lid for the rigatoni and cook the rigatoni, covered, for 13-15 minutes. Then drain but keep some of the cooking water. Leave to steam without a lid.
- Cut the onion into half rings. Crush or chop the garlic.
- Heat the olive oil in a saucepan with a lid over medium heat and fry the onion, garlic and paprika powder for 2 - 3 minutes. Add the pumpkin cubes and the dried thyme and stir fry for 4 - 6 minutes. Deglaze with the stock and cook, covered, 8-11 minutes, or until the pumpkin cubes are soft.
- Puree with a hand blender. Add a splash of milk or some cooking water if the sauce is too thick.
- Add the spinach, 3/4 of the cheddar, 3/4 of the old cheese and the rigatoni to the pumpkin sauce and stir well. Season with salt and pepper and heat for 1 minute more.
- Transfer in an oven dish and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake the pasta dish in the oven for 10 - 15 minutes, or until the top is nicely browned.
- Meanwhile, heat a frying pan, without oil, over medium heat and roast the pumpkin seeds until they start to pop. Use to garnish.
- Enjoy! :)
Add the cooked pasta and toss to coat. Creamy pumpkin mac and cheese with savory bacon and a boost of veggies from spinach. This easy pumpkin mac and cheese bake is filled with delicious pumpkin spice flavors for a sweet and savory dinner the whole family will love! The dish is deliciously creamy, and it features a full-bodied flavor that's utterly satisfying. Give it a try tonight, and make sure to rate and review it when you're done!
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