Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, 3 cheese butternut squash mac & cheese. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Here is a creamy, cheesy butternut squash mac and cheese recipe that I guarantee is just tasty as the original. You'll be an instant hero at meal time! Remove the seeds from the inside and then place the butternut squash on a baking sheet.

3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. 3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to 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. Make ready 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 3 cups)
2. Take 2 tsp olive oil
3. Prepare 2 1/2 cup dry macaroni or other pasta of choice (I used Italian Cavatappi or "corkscrew pasta")
4. Get For the Sauce
5. Make ready 2 tbsp butter
6. Take 1/4 cup all purpose flour
7. Get 2 1/2 cup milk
8. Get 1 tbsp dijon mustard
9. Take 1/2 tsp salt
10. Make ready 1/2 tsp white pepper
11. Get 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional for a kick!)
12. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
13. Take 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg (or ground nutmeg is fine)
14. Prepare 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves(or dried is fine)
15. Prepare 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated
16. Take 1 cup Smoked Gouda, grated
17. Get 1/2 cup Gruyere cheese, grated
18. Make ready 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. But before we dig right in, I want you to know about the first time I had Butternut Squash Mac & 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.

It was a chilly fall day and I wanted to. But the butternut squash is just the beginning. In case you didn't notice by the longest blog title ever, there is a ton of good stuff in this mac and cheese, because sometimes I just need to add in everything. And by everything, I mean caramelized onions, fresh crispy sweet apples, and crispy bacon. The key to creamy, butternut squash mac and cheese is to cook the squash directly in the milk.

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