3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have 3 cheese butternut squash mac & cheese using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make 3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese:
- {Make ready 1 of medium butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 3 cups).
- {Take 2 tsp of olive oil.
- {Prepare 2 1/2 cup of dry macaroni or other pasta of choice (I used Italian Cavatappi or "corkscrew pasta").
- {Take of For the Sauce.
- {Get 2 tbsp of butter.
- {Get 1/4 cup of all purpose flour.
- {Prepare 2 1/2 cup of milk.
- {Take 1 tbsp of dijon mustard.
- {Take 1/2 tsp of salt.
- {Take 1/2 tsp of white pepper.
- {Get 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper (optional for a kick!).
- {Get 1 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
- {Get 1/4 tsp of freshly grated nutmeg (or ground nutmeg is fine).
- {Make ready 1 tbsp of fresh thyme leaves(or dried is fine).
- {Prepare 1 cup of Monterey Jack cheese, grated.
- {Take 1 cup of Smoked Gouda, grated.
- {Take 1/2 cup of Gruyere cheese, grated.
- {Prepare 1/2 cup of panko breadcrumbs.
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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