Pumpkin and Boursin Mac n Cheese

Name: Pumpkin and Boursin Mac n Cheese
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 22 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5-8 oz dry pasta, favorite shape; 2 Tbs olive oil; 1/2 jalapeno, diced; 1 shallot, sliced; 1/2 cup pumpkin puree; 1/2 boursin garlic and herb cheese, plus more for garnish; 1/2 cup milk; toasted pumpkin seeds; drizzle evoo; salt to taste; pepper to taste

1 step

Prep:12minCook:10min

The perfect, creamy fall mac.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:36:29 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories677.6 kcal (34%)

Total Fat37.9 g (54%)

Carbs68.5 g (26%)

Sugars8.7 g (10%)

Protein16.5 g (33%)

Sodium862 mg (43%)

Fiber6.3 g (22%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

5 ozdry pasta

favorite shape

2 Tbsolive oil

0.5jalapeno

diced

1shallot

sliced

½ cuppumpkin puree

0.5garlic and herb cheese

plus more for garnish

½ cupmilk

toasted pumpkin seeds

Instructions

Step 1

-Cook the pasta al dente and reserve a bit of the cooking water to adjust the sauce if needed. -Cook the diced jalapeno and sliced shallot in the butter over medium heat until the shallot just barely start to brown in color. -Add the milk, pumpkin puree and boursin cheese and whisk to combine. -Add the cooked pasta and cook on low just until the sauce becomes nice and thick and coats the pasta well. Season with salt and pepper. You can adjust the consistency with the pasta cooking liquid or with more milk as needed. -Plate in a deep bowl and garnish with toasted pumpkin seeds, a drizzle of EVOO and some crumbled boursin cheese.