Macaroni and Cheese has long been a favorite of mine. It is the ultimate comfort food to me. Whether its something fancy or the blue box (you know which kind I mean!) of my childhood. But I've never had the perfect mac and cheese. There have been misses and almosts but nothing perfect. Until now.
Ellie's version has sharp cheddar, monterry jack, ricotta, and parmesean. But it also has a secret ingredient. Pureed Squash. It sounds completely off the wall and weird but trust me. Its good. I actually subbed canned pumpkin puree instead of the frozen squash puree. The pumpkin added a slight sweetness but nothing like a pie. It made the mac very creamy. It also was a very subtle flavor. The different cheeses were the stars but the pumpkin added a little something extra. If I hadn't know what was in the mac and cheese, I would never have guessed pumpkin.
This was very good right out of the oven but I think it got better as leftovers. It was still creamy due to the pumpkin. It makes a lot though. I made the full recipe and ended up with a ton of leftovers. It freezes well so I'll be able to have more in the future!
Supplicious chose this weeks recipe. Thanks for the great pick! I loved it!
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I am glad that you liked it. Not so much in our house! I am still on the lookout for a really good mac and cheese recipe.
now this looks really good--I'll have to try it!
i've heard lots of good things about this recipe - i want to try it. maybe i will use pumpkin like you did - i have some leftover right now
Pumpkin is a great idea!!! I wasn't such a fan of this mac and cheese. I thought the squash overpowered all of the cheese (which of course is the very reason to eat mac and cheese). Maybe I will try it again with pumpkin. Thanks for a great idea.
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