3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese
3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese

Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, 3 cheese butternut squash mac & cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. 3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

This guilt-free mac and cheese gives you all the comfort of the classic dish, but with an extra heaping of nutrients. Made with whole-wheat noodles, three cheeses (Gruyere, cheddar and Parmesan), shallots, and lots of good-for-your-body butternut squash… it's cozy, creamy AND nourishing! Quick & Simple's Mac 'n' Cheese Contest recipe runner-up Jennifer Myers of Queen Creek, Ariz. puts a contemporary twist on a supper staple.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have 3 cheese butternut squash mac & cheese using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make 3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese:
  1. Get 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 3 cups)
  2. Prepare 2 tsp olive oil
  3. Take 2 1/2 cup dry macaroni or other pasta of choice (I used Italian Cavatappi or "corkscrew pasta")
  4. Make ready For the Sauce
  5. Take 2 tbsp butter
  6. Prepare 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  7. Make ready 2 1/2 cup milk
  8. Get 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  9. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
  10. Make ready 1/2 tsp white pepper
  11. Prepare 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional for a kick!)
  12. Get 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  13. Prepare 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg (or ground nutmeg is fine)
  14. Take 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves(or dried is fine)
  15. Get 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated
  16. Take 1 cup Smoked Gouda, grated
  17. Take 1/2 cup Gruyere cheese, grated
  18. Prepare 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs

But before we dig right in, I want you to know about the first time I had Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese. It was a chilly fall day and I wanted to. This recipe for butternut squash macaroni and cheese is a quick, great way to incorporate a fall vegetable into a comfort-food favorite. Reviews for: Photos of Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese.

Steps to make 3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 °.
  2. Toss squash with olive oil and transfer to a baking sheet. Bake for about 30 minutes, turning halfway through until squash is tender.
  3. Cook pasta according to the package instructions. Usually about 5-7 minutes until al dente depending on the pasta you choose. Drain pasta and set aside.
  4. In a large pot over medium high heat, melt butter. Whisk in the flour. Your flour mixture at this point will be thick, lumpy and dry.
  5. Slowly whisk in the milk a little at a time. Add the dijon mustard and spices. Constantly stir until the flour mixture comes to a boil about 5-7 minutes and thickens.
  6. Add in cheeses, squash and pasta. Stir just enough to coat and cheese is slightly melted.
  7. Pour your mac & cheese into an oven proof baking dish. Top with panko breadcrumbs and bake for 20 minutes. If you want, you can just put the mac & cheese under the broiler too for about 2-3 minutes to toast the panko breadcrumbs on top and be done with it. I like to bake mine a little longer until all the cheeses are very melty through the whole dish.

But for us, mac and cheese was something you made from the box. You had your dried pasta and your bag of dehydrated cheese product and together The secret to a healthier mac and cheese is all in the sauce (though you would never know it from tasting this rich and creamy butternut squash sauce)! I decided to make a lighter Butternut Squash Mac 'n Cheeze. But of course, I wasn't so sure if it would work. I figured there was a good chance I'd be eating bad mac 'n cheese for a week straight while Eric ate cereal for dinner.

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