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Squash & black garlic mac 'n' cheese

Squash & black garlic mac 'n' cheese

This is a pasta bake everyone will want the recipe for. Squash and cheese make for a natural sweet-salty pairing, but add a touch of umami richness from black garlic and you have top-tier comfort food.

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Vegetarian
  • Serves6
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare15 mins
  • Cook45 mins
  • Total time1 hr

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Ingredients

  • 1 1 butternut, queen or crown prince squash, peeled and cut into 2cm chunks
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 350g macaroni
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 4 tbsp plain flour
  • 750ml whole milk
  • 250g extra-mature Cheddar cheese, grated
  • 2 tbsp Cooks' Ingredients Black Garlic Paste
  • ½ x 20g pack sage, leaves picked, ½ shredded
  • 50g Cooks’ Ingredients Smoky Chipotle Crust

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C, gas mark 7. Put the squash in a large roasting tin, drizzle over 2 tbsp oil, season and roast for 15-20 minutes until just tender. Meanwhile, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then cook the macaroni according to pack instructions; drain through a colander.

  2. Melt the butter in a large pan over a low heat. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute until golden, then gradually add the milk, whisking all the time, making sure it is well combined before adding more. Bring to the boil and simmer for 1-2 minutes until thickened. Take off the heat and stir in 200g cheese, the garlic paste and the shredded sage; season.

  3. Stir the pasta and squash into the sauce. Tip into an ovenproof dish (about 2 litres in volume); sprinkle over the remaining 50g cheese. In a small bowl, mix together the whole sage leaves, the remaining 2 tbsp oil and the chipotle crust. Sprinkle over the pasta. Bake for 15-20 minutes until hot and bubbling. Allow to stand for 5 minutes, then serve.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

3,193kJ/ 764kcals

Fat

39g

Saturated Fat

18g

Carbohydrates

73g

Sugars

20g

Fibre

7.2g

Protein

27g

Salt

1.8g

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