SWEET POTATO MAC AND CHEESE ( NIGELLA LAWSON)

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Number Of Ingredients 11

1 pound sweet potatoes ( peeled & diced)
2 cups pasta ( elbow or fusilli)
4 tablespoons soft unsalted butter
3 tablespoons plain flour
2 cups 2% or whole milk
1 teaspoon English mustard
1/4 teaspoon paprika
3/4 cup crumbled feta
1 1/4 cup old cheddar
4 sage leaves
1 pinch salt & pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Boil sweet potato in salted water until soft. Remove with slotted spoon and mash reserving potato water.
  • In a sauce pan, gently melt the butter and add the flour, whisking to form a roux. Remove from heat and add the milk. mix well and put back on heat and cook until thickened and bubbling. Add mustard and paprika.
  • Cook the pasta in the sweet potato water until el dente. Drain and save liquid.
  • Add the pasta to the mashed sweet potato. Add feta folding in well. Then add the white sauce.
  • Add the cheddar, mixing well. Add some of the cooking water if too thick.
  • Put pasta mixture in a greased 9x13 baking dish. Sprinkle some fine bread crumbs & more paprika on top as well as chopped sage leaves.
  • Bake for 30-35 min or until hot.

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