SWEET POTATO MAC AND CHEESE ( NIGELLA LAWSON)

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Number Of Ingredients 11

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1 pound sweet potatoes ( peeled & diced)
2 cups pasta ( elbow or fusilli)
4 tablespoons soft unsalted butter
3 tablespoons plain flour
2 cups 2% or whole milk
1 teaspoon English mustard
1/4 teaspoon paprika
3/4 cup crumbled feta
1 1/4 cup old cheddar
4 sage leaves
1 pinch salt & pepper

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Boil sweet potato in salted water until soft. Remove with slotted spoon and mash reserving potato water.
In a sauce pan, gently melt the butter and add the flour, whisking to form a roux. Remove from heat and add the milk. mix well and put back on heat and cook until thickened and bubbling. Add mustard and paprika.
Cook the pasta in the sweet potato water until el dente. Drain and save liquid.
Add the pasta to the mashed sweet potato. Add feta folding in well. Then add the white sauce.
Add the cheddar, mixing well. Add some of the cooking water if too thick.
Put pasta mixture in a greased 9x13 baking dish. Sprinkle some fine bread crumbs & more paprika on top as well as chopped sage leaves.
Bake for 30-35 min or until hot.