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Ingredients
- 500 g butternut pumpkin, cut into pieces (1 cm)
- 150 g shortcut bacon rashers, cut into pieces (2 cm)
- oil, for drizzling
- 2 tsp salt, plus extra for seasoning
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning
- 250 g cheddar cheese, cut into pieces (3 cm)
- 1000 g water
- 300 g macaroni pasta
- 1 brown onion (approx. 120 g), cut into halves
- 2 garlic cloves
- 50 g salted butter
- 500 g milk
- 50 g plain flour
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 pinches ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp paprika, plus extra for sprinkling
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 2462.8 kJ / 586.3 kcal
- Protein
- 25.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 52.6 g
- Fat
- 29.4 g
- Saturated Fat
- 15.5 g
- Fibre
- 4.5 g
- Sodium
- 1798.7 mg
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