Squash Mac n Cheese
Squash Mac n Cheese

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, squash mac n cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Squash Mac n Cheese is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Squash Mac n Cheese is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

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.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook squash mac n cheese using 11 ingredients and 22 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Squash Mac n Cheese:
  1. Make ready Macaroni noodles (or any type you want)
  2. Take 1 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  3. Prepare 1 1/2 cup milk
  4. Make ready mushrooms (optional)
  5. Make ready to taste salt and pepper
  6. Take 3 whole squash
  7. Get mediums onion
  8. Prepare 4 Tbsp butter
  9. Get Ritz crackers
  10. Make ready 1 Tbsp flour
  11. Take parsley

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! 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!

Instructions to make Squash Mac n Cheese:
  1. Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
  2. Boil water and add macaroni noodles
  3. Salt the water
  4. Cook until noodles are tender.
  5. Once noodles are done remove them from heat and drain.
  6. While noodles are cooking cut up your vegatables.
  7. Dice up your onions and mushrooms and slice your squash into 1/4 in thick slices.
  8. Heat up water and put the squash in. Cook until tender. You'll know it's ready when the center turns green.
  9. Remove squash from heat and drain
  10. While squash is cooking saute onions and mushrooms in butter until onions are translucent.
  11. In a pot heat the milk to very warm add salt and pepper.
  12. Once milk starts to bubble remove it from heat.
  13. Add cheese and stir until it melts .
  14. You can add as much cheese as you want. Im sure I add way more than 1 1/2 cups 😉.
  15. And flour to sauted onions and mushrooms
  16. And milk and cheese mixture to onions and mushrooms. Stir until the mixture thickens.
  17. Add squash to cheese mixture.
  18. Add macaroni noodles to casserole dish. Pour cheese mixture over noodles. Stir until well mixed.
  19. Crush up ritz crackers and pour a tablespoon of melted butter over crackers.
  20. Add some shredded cheese and parsley to crackers and sprinkle it over the mararoni.
  21. Bake macaroni for 20 minutes.
  22. ENJOY!

This healthy butternut squash mac and cheese has caramelized onions, crispy bacon, and fresh sweet apples. Drain and return to pan over low heat. Add butternut squash, chicken broth, evaporated milk, and cream cheese. The key to creamy, butternut squash mac and cheese is to cook the squash directly in the milk. Cooking cubed squash in whole milk makes the cheese sauce prettier, eliminates extra dishes, and adds sweetness that perfectly balances the tang of both the cheddar and Parmesan cheeses added.

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