Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, 3 cheese butternut squash mac & cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really 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! This recipe for butternut squash macaroni and cheese is a quick, great way to incorporate a fall vegetable into a comfort-food favorite.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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:

1. Take 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 3 cups)
2. Prepare 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. Make ready 2 tbsp butter
6. Take 1/4 cup all purpose flour
7. Take 2 1/2 cup milk
8. Get 1 tbsp dijon mustard
9. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp white pepper
11. Make ready 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional for a kick!)
12. Get 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
13. Take 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. Take 1 cup Smoked Gouda, grated
17. Prepare 1/2 cup Gruyere cheese, grated
18. Take 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs

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. This decadent, gooey mac and cheese is packed with flavor.

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.

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! So this mac and cheese has a healthy little secret. It packs in a few servings of veggies with pureed butternut, and is lightened up with rich and The secret to a healthier mac and cheese is all in the sauce (though you would never know it from tasting this rich and creamy butternut squash sauce)!

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