3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese
3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make 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 bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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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. Prepare 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 3 cups)
  2. Take 2 tsp olive oil
  3. Get 2 1/2 cup dry macaroni or other pasta of choice (I used Italian Cavatappi or "corkscrew pasta")
  4. Get For the Sauce
  5. Prepare 2 tbsp butter
  6. Get 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  7. Take 2 1/2 cup milk
  8. Take 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  9. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
  10. Take 1/2 tsp white pepper
  11. Take 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. Prepare 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated
  16. Prepare 1 cup Smoked Gouda, grated
  17. Take 1/2 cup Gruyere cheese, grated
  18. Prepare 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
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.

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