Butternut Macaroni cheese with rosemary, bacon and Parmesan

Updated at: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 06:30:26 GMT

Step 1

Fry garlic in olive oil over medium heat until light brown.

Step 2

Add chilli, cinnamon and pumpkin and a small glass of water

Step 3

Cover with a lid and cook on medium heat for about 20 mins or until pumpkin is soft

Step 4

Uncover and boil the liquid around the pumpkin until reduced to almost nothing

Step 5

Remove from the heat and take out the cinnamon

Step 6

Mash the pumpkin and season

Step 7

Cook macaroni until al dente

Step 8

Todd macaroni in a bowl with masked pumpkin, milk and cream

Step 9

Add 3/4 of the Parmesan and season

Step 10

Spoon into a large 2L baking dish

Step 11

Preheat oven to 200 degrees celcius

Step 12

Cook pancetta or bacon in large frypan on medium heat until light brown

Step 13

Add rosemary and bread and fry gently for 1-2 minutes

Step 14

Pulse in a food processor until chopped

Step 15

Sprinkle the pasta with remaining Parmesan, then with bacon and rosemary crumbs

Step 16

Bake for 30 mins until crispy and bubbling on too

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