Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, butternut squash mac and cheese. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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! That butternut squash cheese sauce is endlessly rich and comforting. (And also a great way to use up some leftover butternut squash, be it raw, canned, or roasted!) If you happen to have some mac-and-cheese-loving kiddos in the house too, I am certain this recipe would also be a great way to.

Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook butternut squash mac and cheese using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese:
  1. Make ready 12 oz rigatoni (or favorite pasta)
  2. Prepare 1 1/2 lb butternut squash
  3. Prepare 2 3/4 cup milk
  4. Get 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  5. Get 8 oz Gruyere cheese, shredded
  6. Make ready 8 slice bacon, crumbled
  7. Take 2 small sweet onions, cut into chunks
  8. Prepare 1 cup seasoned panko crumbs
  9. Make ready 2 tbsp butter, melted
  10. Make ready fresh flat-leaf parsley

This recipe for butternut squash macaroni and cheese is a quick, great way to incorporate a fall vegetable into a comfort-food favorite. Stir butternut squash, white Cheddar cheese, and Cheddar cheese into milk mixture until cheese is melted. Adding butternut squash to your mac and cheese also gives it a gorgeous golden hue, makes for an extra-silky sauce, and adds a sweeter, earthier taste to the classic. The key to creamy, butternut squash mac and cheese is to cook the squash directly in the milk.

Steps to make Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese:
  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Lightly butter a 3-quart au gratin or baking dish; set aside. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; transfer to a large bowl.
  2. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan combine the squash and 2 1/2 cups of the milk over medium-high heat. Bring to boiling; reduce heat to medium, and simmer until the squash is tender when pierced with a fork, 18 to 20 minutes. Stir together remaining 1/4 cup milk and flour; stir into squash mixture. Bring to boiling; cook until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the Gruyere until melted; keep warm.
  3. Meanwhile, in another very large skillet cook chopped bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels. Crumble; set aside. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons bacon drippings. Return skillet to the heat.
  4. Add onions to skillet; cover and cook over low heat 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and increase heat to high. Cook 4 to 6 minutes more, stirring, until onions are golden. Mix together with cooked bacon and set aside about 1/4 cup.
  5. Add squash-cheese mixture, onions, and bacon to the bowl with the pasta. Toss well to combine, then transfer to prepared baking dish.
  6. Mix panko with melted butter & 1/4 cup bacon/onion mixture. Sprinkle remaining Gruyere and the bread crumbs over pasta mixture. Bake until top is browned, about 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley if desired. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

This decadent, gooey mac and cheese is packed with flavor. No one will guess it's made with butternut squash and way healthier than you'd expect! You can eat huge portions of this and not feel weighed down and lethargic afterward, so it's basically the best of both worlds! Here is a creamy, cheesy butternut squash mac and cheese recipe that I guarantee is just tasty as the original. You'll be an instant hero at meal time!

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