Pumpkin Mac & Cheese

Name: Pumpkin Mac & Cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound shell pasta (whole wheat if you can find it); 1 tablespoon flour; 1 tablespoon butter; 1.5 cups milk; 1 pound cheddar cheese you could get fancy with different types of cheese here!; 1/2 cup pumpkin (canned, unsweetened); 2 tablespoons pumpkin spice blend or any combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, allspice and ginger; 8 cups mixed greens; Olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper; Fresh sage and basil (optional)

7 steps

Prep:5minCook:25min

A creamy fall-inspired mac and cheese - it sounds like an odd flavor combination, but trust me, it's DElicious...

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:10:33 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories516 kcal (26%)

Total Fat24.7 g (35%)

Carbs50.7 g (20%)

Sugars5.3 g (6%)

Protein22.9 g (46%)

Sodium507 mg (25%)

Fiber3 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1 poundshell pasta

whole wheat if you can find it

1 tablespoonflour

1 tablespoonbutter

1 ½ cupsmilk

1 poundcheddar cheese

you could get fancy with different types of cheese here

½ cuppumpkin

canned, unsweetened

2 tablespoonspumpkin spice blend

or any combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, allspice and ginger

8 cupsmixed greens

Instructions

Step 1

Grate your cheddar cheese and set aside.

Step 2

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Drain and set aside.

Step 3

Heat another large sauce pot to medium heat and melt butter. Once melted, add flour and whisk together until clumpy. Add 1/2 the milk and whisk until milk thickens. Add remaining milk and whisk again until thickened.

Step 4

Whisk pumpkin and spices into milk mixture.

Step 5

Add cheese to pumpkin mixture and whisk until melted and smooth.

Step 6

Add pasta to cheese sauce and mix thoroughly.

Step 7

Prepare side salads by drizzling olive oil and vinegar over mixed greens. Serve on the side of mac and cheese and enjoy!

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