Sheet Pan Pumpkin Mac and Cheese | The Fancy Pants Kitchen

Name: Sheet Pan Pumpkin Mac and Cheese | The Fancy Pants Kitchen
Ingredients: 2 tsp Kosher salt, plus more for pasta water; 1 pound cavatappi (or other twisty pasta shape with lots of nooks for cheese to nestle into); 6 tbsp butter, plus more to grease the pan; 1/2 tsp white pepper (you can substitute black or rainbow if you prefer); 1 pound sharp cheddar, grated, roughly divided into about three-quarters (12 ounces) and one-quarter (four ounces); 4 ounces Pecorino Romano, grated; 1 cup whole milk; 1 & 1/4 cups pumpkin purée; 1 & 1/4 cups plain panko; 1/2 cup shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas), raw

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Starchy side dishes are a must for Thanksgiving, or any time, to be perfectly honest, and this Sheet Pan Pumpkin Mac and Cheese may just be my all time

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Ingredients

2 tsp Kosher salt, plus more for pasta water
1 pound cavatappi (or other twisty pasta shape with lots of nooks for cheese to nestle into)
6 tbsp butter, plus more to grease the pan
1/2 tsp white pepper (you can substitute black or rainbow if you prefer)
1 pound sharp cheddar, grated, roughly divided into about three-quarters (12 ounces) and one-quarter (four ounces)
4 ounces Pecorino Romano, grated
1 cup whole milk
1 & 1/4 cups pumpkin purée
1 & 1/4 cups plain panko
1/2 cup shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas), raw