Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Name: Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 servings Black pepper; 2 Tbsps butter; 283 grams box frozen cooked butter nut squash, defrosted; 473 milliliters chicken stock; 237 milliliters cream or half-and-half; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh thyme leaves, plus 3 sprigs for garnish; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg, eyeball it; 454 grams macaroni with lines, such as tubatini or mini penne rigate; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan; 1 mediums onion; 118 milliliters grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, a couple of handfuls; 5 servings Salt; 227 grams cups sharp Cheddar, grated

Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 31g of protein, 45g of fat, and a total of 872 calories. This recipe serves 5. A mixture of chicken stock, parmigiano-reggiano, butter nut squash, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the cream you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Ice Cream as a dessert.

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Heat a pot of water to boil for the pasta. Salt the water then add the pasta and cook to al dente or, with a bite to it.

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Pasta

Water

Salt

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Pot

While pasta cooks, heat a medium heavy bottomed pot over medium heat.

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Pasta

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Add the extra-virgin olive oil and butter. When the butter melts into the oil, add the thyme and grate the onion directly into the pot with a hand held grater or Microplane. Cook the grated onion in butter and oil 1 to 2 minutes, then add flour and cook together 1 to 2 more minutes.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Onion

Thyme

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Whisk in stock, then combine with butternut squash until warmed through and smooth. Stir in cream or half-and-half and bring sauce to a bubble. Stir in cheeses in a figure 8 motion and season the completed sauce with salt, nutmeg and pepper. Taste to adjust seasonings.

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Butternut Squash

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Cream

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Drain cooked pasta well and combine with sauce.

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Serve alongside chicken sammies and top with thyme leaves picked from remaining sprigs (Boo would also have a little extra sprinkle of that cheese, please!)

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Thyme

Whole Chicken