baked macaroni and cheese (with secret vegy )
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Ingredients For baked macaroni and cheese (with secret vegy )
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1/2 lbelbow macaroni
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3 Tbspflour
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3 Tbspbutter
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1 Tbsppowdered mustard
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3 cmilk
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1yellow onions
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1bay leaf
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1/2 tsppaprika
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1egg
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12 ozgrated sharp cheddar cheese
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1/2 cpumpkin puree
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salt and pepper
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1/2 tspfresh grated nutmeg
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3 Tbspbutter
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1 pkgbread crumbs
How To Make baked macaroni and cheese (with secret vegy )
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
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2In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente
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3While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes. Make sure it's free of lumps. Stir in the milk, onion, bay leaf, nutmeg and paprika. Simmer for ten minutes and remove the bay leaf.
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4Temper in the egg. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese and pumpkin . Season with salt and pepper. Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.
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5Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.
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