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

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Stir butternut squash, white Cheddar cheese, and Cheddar cheese into milk mixture until cheese is melted. 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! This is a new staple for me and my sisters.

3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. 3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook 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. Make ready 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 3 cups)
  2. Get 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. Prepare For the Sauce
  5. Get 2 tbsp butter
  6. Prepare 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  7. Take 2 1/2 cup milk
  8. Prepare 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  9. Get 1/2 tsp salt
  10. Get 1/2 tsp white pepper
  11. Prepare 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional for a kick!)
  12. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  13. Get 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg (or ground nutmeg is fine)
  14. Get 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves(or dried is fine)
  15. Get 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated
  16. Get 1 cup Smoked Gouda, grated
  17. Get 1/2 cup Gruyere cheese, grated
  18. Take 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs

Keep stirring until the sauce is nice and hot, then stir in the macaroni. Taste and add more salt if needed. Melt the remaining butter and combine it with the breadcrumbs. Let's make some butternut squash mac and cheese!

Instructions 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.

Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese Ingredients: To make this easy butternut squash macaroni and cheese recipe, you will need the following: Pasta: Whatever type (semolina, whole-wheat, gluten-free, etc.) and shape (shells, noodles, ziti, etc.) of pasta you prefer. Take the pan off the heat and gradually whisk in the milk. Return to the heat and bring to the boil, stirring all the time. Stir in the peas and bring back to a simmer. Take the sauce off the heat and mash in a third of the squash with the cheddar and half the Parmesan.

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