Pumpkin Mac & Cheese

Name: Pumpkin Mac & Cheese
Ingredients: 8 oz uncooked macaroni or other pasta, preferably whole wheat or whole wheat blend pasta; 1 cup pumpkin puree; 1 cup 1% low-fat milk; 2 oz (about 4 Tbsp) 1/3-less-fat neufchatel cream cheese; 1 cup freshly grated 50% reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese; 1/2 cup freshly grated gruyere cheese (can sub in any good melting cheese, such as monterey jack); 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/8 – 1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper, or more depending on heat preference; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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Ok, so technically the dish that is photographed here would be pumpkin penne & cheese… but it doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, does it? I’ll just assume

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Ingredients

8 oz uncooked macaroni or other pasta, preferably whole wheat or whole wheat blend pasta
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 cup 1% low-fat milk
2 oz (about 4 Tbsp) 1/3-less-fat neufchatel cream cheese
1 cup freshly grated 50% reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup freshly grated gruyere cheese (can sub in any good melting cheese, such as monterey jack)
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 – 1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper, or more depending on heat preference
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste