Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, creamy pumpkin mac & cheese. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Creamy Pumpkin Mac & Cheese is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Creamy Pumpkin Mac & Cheese is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Creamy, cheesy, and secretly healthy pumpkin mac and cheese. I've probably mentioned more than once on this blog how much I love macaroni and cheese. I grew up on my Italian grandmother's.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook creamy pumpkin mac & cheese using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Pumpkin Mac & Cheese:

1. Make ready rigatoni
2. Prepare onions, finely chopped
3. Prepare garlic, minced
4. Prepare paprika powder
5. Take dried thyme
6. Make ready small (600 g) pumpkin, cubed
7. Make ready vegetable broth
8. Make ready spinach
9. Make ready grated cheddar
10. Take grated old cheese
11. Prepare salt and pepper
12. Take pumpkin seeds (optional garnish)

This Creamy Mac and Cheese takes just minutes to prepare on the stovetop, contains two types of cheese, and is creamy, hearty, and Pumpkin 'N Spice. Where easy recipes and lifestyle collide. Mac and Cheese is my favorite comfort food dish. I often make Broccoli Mac and Cheese, but for the Fall I love this Pumpkin version.

Instructions to make Creamy Pumpkin Mac & Cheese:

1. 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.
2. Cut the onion into half rings. Crush or chop the garlic.
3. 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.
4. Puree with a hand blender. Add a splash of milk or some cooking water if the sauce is too thick.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Meanwhile, heat a frying pan, without oil, over medium heat and roast the pumpkin seeds until they start to pop. Use to garnish.
8. Enjoy! :)

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