Pumpkin Sage Mac and Cheese

Name: Pumpkin Sage Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb penne; 1 cup pumpkin purée; 3 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp flour; 2 cups whole milk; 1 ½ cups fontina, shredded; ½ cup parmesan, grated; 10 leaves fresh sage; ¼ tsp nutmeg; salt to taste

Autumn-inspired mac with a velvety pumpkin-béchamel sauce and crispy fried sage leaves.

Total time

35 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comfortvegetarianseasonal

Ingredients

1 lbpenne

1 cuppumpkin purée

3 tbspbutter

2 tbspflour

2 cupswhole milk

1 ½ cupsfontina, shredded

½ cupparmesan, grated

10 leavesfresh sage

¼ tspnutmeg

saltto taste

Instructions

Fry sage leaves in a little butter until crispy; drain on paper towels.

Make roux in same pan; gradually whisk in milk until thick.

Stir in pumpkin, cheeses, and nutmeg until smooth.

Cook pasta al dente; fold into sauce. Top with crispy sage.