LAURA IN THE KITCHEN MACARONI AND CHEESE RECIPES

Steps:

• 1) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Boil the pasta in plenty of salted water (remove it a couple minutes shy of what the package says) drain well, put it back in the same hot pot and stir in ? cup of butter, pour into a very large buttered casserole dish (the one I use is an 18x13x2 inch)set aside. 2) In the same large pot, add the half cup of butter, allow it to melt, stir in the flour, cook for just a couple minutes then add the milk, cream and cook while constantly stirring over medium heat until it thickens a bit (it won?t be super thick so don?t panic). 3) Add the mustard and paprika, along with a good pinch of salt, lots of pepper and slowly stir in all the cheeses, pour the cream sauce over the cooked pasta in the pan (stir it all around to make sure the pasta is coated) and set aside while you make the topping. 4) In a food processor, add the Ritz crackers and butter, pulse until they develop into fine crumbs, sprinkle this mixture over the mac and cheese and pop it in the oven for about 30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.

Steps:

• 1) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a 9x13 inch baking pan, toss in the squash, onions and butternut squash, olive oil and a pinch of salt, toss to coat and roast for about half an hour. 2) Meanwhile, while the squash is roasting, fill a large pot with water, add a generous pinch of salt and bring to a boil. When the squash is fully cooked, take it out of the oven and let it rest for about 10 minutes and that?s when you add the pasta to the salted boiling water, cook according to package instructions then drain and put it back in the big pot. 3) Add the cooked squash and onions, stock and cream cheese to a blender, puree until smooth, then pour the sauce into the pasta along with 3/4 of the cheeses, mix to combine well, then add the mixture back into the 9x13 inch pan you roasted the squash in, top with the remaining cheeses followed by the buttery breadcrumbs, pop it in the oven for 30 minutes then serve!