Simple Way to Prepare Speedy 3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese

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

3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. 3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 3 cheese butternut squash mac & cheese using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

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. Make ready 2 tsp olive oil
3. Make ready 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. Prepare 1/4 cup all purpose flour
7. Prepare 2 1/2 cup milk
8. Take 1 tbsp dijon mustard
9. Get 1/2 tsp salt
10. Get 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. Make ready 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg (or ground nutmeg is fine)
14. Take 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves(or dried is fine)
15. Make ready 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated
16. Make ready 1 cup Smoked Gouda, grated
17. Get 1/2 cup Gruyere cheese, grated
18. Make ready 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs

Steps 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.

So that’s going to wrap it up with this special food 3 cheese butternut squash mac & cheese recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I’m sure you can make this at home. There’s gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!