Yesterday after we got home from a bday party, I offered to watch my best friends kids (who are relatively the same age as my kids). It was a last minute plan and I didn't have anything in mind for dinner. I quickly thought up making the kids a batch of mac n cheese. I knew I had everything I needed on hand and I figured I would just make an impromptu cheese sauce using the recipe I always follow for my regular mac n cheese. See my previous post on fully loaded mac n cheese.
I cooked some pasta (probably about 16 ounces or so) that I had in the cupboard and while it drained in the colander I made the sauce in the same pan. Over medium-high heat, I heated 1 tablespoon each of olive oil and whole wheat flour until it was good and brown (be careful, it will burn easily). After about a minute or two, I poured in 1/2 cup milk and stirred it until the flour paste was all mixed in. It quickly began to thicken so I threw in the shredded cheddar cheese (about 3/4 of a bar; not even sure how many ounces it was...does it matter??) and half a can of pumpkin puree. I kept stirring the sauce until the cheese was all melted and I also added a few sprinkles of paprika, salt and pepper. I threw the pasta into the sauce, tossed it to coat and served it to the kids w/ peas and carrots. Dinner for four kids and one mom done in about 15 minutes. And it was GOOD!
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