Recipe: Perfect Baked Mac & Cheese with Butternut Squash

Baked Mac & Cheese with Butternut Squash. He BEST Homemade Mac and Cheese of your LIFE. Outrageously cheesy, ultra creamy, and topped with a crunchy Panko-Parmesan topping, this mac and cheese recipe is most definitely a keeper. A classic and easy baked mac and cheese recipe!

An insane cheesy sauce, perfectly cooked macaroni and a golden, buttery, crunchy topping. Southern Baked Mac and Cheese - super creamy, cheesy, soulful baked mac and cheese filled with great Southern flavors. You will never break open a box again! You can have Baked Mac & Cheese with Butternut Squash using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Baked Mac & Cheese with Butternut Squash

1. Prepare 1 box of GF pasta.
2. It's 4 Cups of Roasted Butternut Squash pureed.
3. You need 1/4 Cup of White Rice Flour.
4. You need 1 of Poblano Pepper chopped.
5. Prepare 1 Clove of Garlic minced.
6. You need 2 Cups of Butter Milk.
7. Prepare 1 Tsp of Ground Mustard Powder.
8. It's 1 Tsp of Chopped Dehydrated Onion.
9. You need 1 Dash of No-Salt Organic Seasoning (Costco brand).
10. It's 1 Dash of Adobe Seasoning.
11. Prepare 3 Cups of Shredded Cheddar Cheese.
12. Prepare 1/4 Cup of Grated Parmesan Cheese.

Yall this baked macaroni and cheese is FULL OF SOUL!! That is the first thing that came to mind when I took that first bite. Usually, I'm not that into mac and cheese recipes that involve Velveeta, but this. This baked mac and cheese is heavy on the cheesy insides, crunchy outsides, and OMG vibes.

Baked Mac & Cheese with Butternut Squash step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In large pan heat 2 tbsp oil and soften the poblano and garlic..
3. Whisk in the flour along with the spices. Cook until the raw taste from the flour is gone, about 15 minutes whisking periodically..
4. Slowly whisk in the butter milk and allow to thicken slightly..
5. Once the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon start whisking in the squash and 3.5 cups of the cheddar cheese..
6. After the cheese and squash are incorporated stir in cooked pasta..
7. Pour the mixture into a greased baking dish cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes..
8. After 20 minutes remove then top with remaining cheddar and parmesan. Bake uncovered for about 8 minutes, just enough to set and lightly brown the top..
9. Allow to cool and dig in!.

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