Mac 'n' cheese

4 SERVINGS

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INGREDIENTS

240 g of rice pasta type “elbow” in dry state*
200 ml of rice cream
80 g of cheddar (grated)
Salt
Pepper

INGREDIENTS FOR SWEET POTATO PURÉE

2 medium sweet potatoes (2× 250 g)
1.5 l of water

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INSTRUCTIONS

1
First, prepare the sweet potato purée. Peel, clean, and dice the sweet potatoes. Bring 1.5 l of water to a boil in a pot, add the diced sweet potatoes, and cook for about 15–20 minutes. After this time, drain the sweet potatoes and blend until smooth. The given amount of ingredients will yield approximately 600 g of purée.
2
Cook the pasta in salted boiling water according to the package instructions and drain. The cooking time for rice pasta varies depending on their type and size, but it usually ranges between 5 and 10 minutes.
3
Prepare a pot and transfer the sweet potato purée into it. Add the rice cream, stir, and simmer for 5 minutes over low heat. Then add the grated cheddar and stir until the cheddar melts. At this point, remove the pot from the heat, season the sauce with salt and pepper and mix in the cooked pasta.
4
You can serve the mac 'n' cheese immediately or prepare it according to the traditional recipe, where the pasta and sauce are transferred to a baking dish and baked for 8–10 minutes at 180 °C.

Tip

*In the original mac 'n' cheese recipe, elbow pasta or macaroni is used. However, you can replace them with another type and kind of pasta – for example, rye or whole grain. Just keep in mind that the cooking time will differ accordingly.

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