Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, 3 cheese butternut squash mac & cheese. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have 3 cheese butternut squash mac & cheese using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make 3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese:
- Prepare 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 3 cups)
- Get 2 tsp olive oil
- Make ready 2 1/2 cup dry macaroni or other pasta of choice (I used Italian Cavatappi or "corkscrew pasta")
- Take For the Sauce
- Take 2 tbsp butter
- Make ready 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- Get 2 1/2 cup milk
- Take 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- Get 1/2 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/2 tsp white pepper
- Make ready 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional for a kick!)
- Make ready 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- Prepare 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg (or ground nutmeg is fine)
- Get 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves(or dried is fine)
- Take 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated
- Get 1 cup Smoked Gouda, grated
- Take 1/2 cup Gruyere cheese, grated
- Prepare 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
No one will guess it's made with butternut squash and way healthier than you'd expect! I love mac and cheese but it can be so rich! Everything is fine in moderation but sometimes you want a bigger portion without the guilt! This Butternut Squash Mac 'N Cheese is the perfect solution!
Instructions to make 3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese:
- Preheat oven to 400 °.
- Toss squash with olive oil and transfer to a baking sheet. Bake for about 30 minutes, turning halfway through until squash is tender.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Add in cheeses, squash and pasta. Stir just enough to coat and cheese is slightly melted.
- 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.
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