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Normally, the pumpkin has become so soft that you could let a toddler do the cutting with a regular knife. Nothing more fun than helping mommy or daddy in the kitchen!<\/p>\n
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Now the onion and the garlic. Cut these into fine pieces so you won\u00b4t have big lumbs in your dinner afterwards. It\u00b4s really easy with an onion chopper, but you could do it by hand as well.<\/p>\n
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Then melt some butter in a big cooking pot and stew the onion and garlic until it looks glazy.<\/p>\n
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The pumpkin is up next. Add it to the onions an stew for a little while.<\/p>\n
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Then add 3 to 4 cups of water. Make sure the pumpkin is completely under water.<\/p>\n
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When the water is boiling, add the stock cubes and the pasta. If the pasta is not completely covered in water, add a little more water.<\/p>\n
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Make sure the heat is not too high, but the water needs to keep boiling. Cover the pot and stir once in a while. You will see that the water will get more and more absorbed by the pasta and the pieces of pumpkin will start to fall apart.<\/p>\n
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Let it stew some more and stir regularly until the pasta is completely cooked. Still too much water after the pasta is done? Leave the lit of the pot so the water can evaporate. Stir firmly so the pumpkin falls apart.<\/p>\n
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Some stubborn pieces of pumpkin?<\/p>\n
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You can easily crush them with a fork.<\/p>\n
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We\u00b4re almost there! Is your pasta completely cooked and al the lumbs of pumpkin are gone?<\/p>\n
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Then it\u00b4s time to add the cream cheese!<\/p>\n
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Stir, stir, stir!<\/p>\n
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Taste and add some spices or herbs if needed and then it\u00b4s ready to serve!<\/p>\n
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Doesn\u00b4t that look delicious? And no pumpkin to detect!<\/p>\n
A true cheese lover will sprinkle some grated cheese on top of this of course.<\/p>\n
Do the kids prefer \"real Mac&Cheese like the one from the store\"? Then just throw the whole thing in a casserole, put some grated cheese on top of it and put in under the grill for a few minutes. It will taste so much better than the one from the grocery store!<\/p>\n
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