When the weather cools down, comfort food cravings kick in – and this Pumpkin Spice Sausage Mac & Cheese is the answer. It’s got all the creamy, cheesy goodness you love, plus chunks of roasted pumpkin and golden HECK! Pumpkin Spice sausages to bring that seasonal flavour.
This dish is big on cosy vibes, perfect for autumn nights, Halloween gatherings, or a hearty family dinner. The pumpkin blends into the cheese sauce to make it extra silky, while the sausages add a sweet-savoury hit that takes mac & cheese to a whole new level.
Serve it bubbling from the oven with a crisp salad or some garlic bread, and you’ve got proper comfort food with a seasonal twist.
Serves
4
Ingredients
-
300g macaroni (or any short pasta)
-
1 pack HECK! Pumpkin Spice sausages, sliced into chunks
-
250g pumpkin, peeled & diced
-
2 tbsp butter
-
2 tbsp plain flour
-
500ml milk (semi-skimmed or whole)
-
150g mature cheddar, grated
-
50g mozzarella (optional, for stretch)
-
½ tsp mustard
-
Salt and pepper
Method
-
Cook pasta - Boil macaroni in salted water until just al dente. Drain and set aside.
-
Soften pumpkin - Boil or steam diced pumpkin until tender.
-
Cook sausages - Fry sausage chunks until golden and cooked through.
-
Make cheese sauce - Melt butter in a pan, stir in flour, cook 1 min. Gradually whisk in milk until smooth.
-
Add cheese - Stir in cheddar, mozzarella, mustard, salt, and pepper until melted.
-
Blend pumpkin - Mix cooked pumpkin into the cheese sauce until creamy.
-
Combine - Stir together pasta, sausages, and sauce in an oven dish.
-
Bake - Cook at 200°C for 15–20 mins until golden and bubbling.