How to Make Perfect 3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese

3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese.

3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese You can have 3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of 3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese

  1. You need 1 of medium butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 3 cups).
  2. You need 2 tsp of olive oil.
  3. It's 2 1/2 cup of dry macaroni or other pasta of choice (I used Italian Cavatappi or "corkscrew pasta").
  4. You need of For the Sauce.
  5. It's 2 tbsp of butter.
  6. It's 1/4 cup of all purpose flour.
  7. Prepare 2 1/2 cup of milk.
  8. You need 1 tbsp of dijon mustard.
  9. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
  10. Prepare 1/2 tsp of white pepper.
  11. You need 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper (optional for a kick!).
  12. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
  13. It's 1/4 tsp of freshly grated nutmeg (or ground nutmeg is fine).
  14. Prepare 1 tbsp of fresh thyme leaves(or dried is fine).
  15. You need 1 cup of Monterey Jack cheese, grated.
  16. You need 1 cup of Smoked Gouda, grated.
  17. It's 1/2 cup of Gruyere cheese, grated.
  18. It's 1/2 cup of panko breadcrumbs.

3 Cheese Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese instructions

  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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