Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese Recipe

Fall is my favorite season.

What’s not to love? The colorful foliage! Football! Pumpkin picking! The food!

There’s nothing quite like digging into a heaping bowl of comfort food after a romp in the crisp, cool air of Autumn.

My Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese Recipe is sure to fill you up and get you right into the Fall spirit.

I like to sneak in vegetables whenever I can, and the butternut squash is definitely a tasty addition to this classic dish. Even though I can be quite the health nut when it comes to serving food for my family, I see no harm indulging every once in awhile.

Everything in moderation is my motto.

Be sure to check out my food page for more recipes!

Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese Recipe PLUS Kitchen Aid Mixer GIVEAWAY!

Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese Recipe

Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese Recipe

Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1/4 whole wheat flour *you can use all purpose if you'd prefer
  • 2.5 C whole milk
  • 1/4 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 tbsp. Dijon Mustard
  • 6 oz. fontina cheese, shredded
  • 6 oz. cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 box of pasta *I used small shells
  • 1 butternut squash, diced
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp freshly chopped sage
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • olive oil
  • *For topping:
  • 3/4 C panko crumbs
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp granny smith apple, minced
  • *You can also add some shredded gouda to the top if you'd like

Instructions

  1. Toss diced butternut squash with a little olive oil, salt and pepper and spread onto a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes on 400 degrees.
  2. While butternut squash is baking, cook pasta until just undercooked.
  3. Turn oven down to 350 degrees.
  4. Heat milk in a sauce pan on medium-high heat until bubbles start to form.
  5. Meanwhile, melt butter into a large skillet. Whisk flour into butter until smooth. Add nutmeg and sage.
  6. Slowly add hot milk into butter/flour/nutmeg mixture. Bring to a boil.
  7. Reduce heat to low and slowly whisk sauce until thick and creamy.
  8. Take sauce off heat and add cheese. Mix until smooth.
  9. Then, add butternut squash and pasta.
  10. Pour mac and cheese into a grease pan.
  11. For topping, melt butter into panko crumbs and granny smith apple and pour on top.
  12. Bake mac and cheese for about 25 minutes.
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Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese Recipe PLUS Kitchen Aid Mixer Giveaway!

Food 4 Fall & Kitchen Aid Mixer Giveaway!

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Don’t forget to check out all the other amazing Fall Food Recipes!

Breakfast

Maple & Apple Pork Breakfast Sausage Patties from Courtney’s Sweets

Roasted Pumpkin, Gruyère and Spinach Quiche from Afropolitan Mom

Soups

Black Bean & Pumpkin Soup from Giggles Gobbles & Gulps

Farm Fresh Broccoli & Cheese Soup from How Does Your Garden Grow

Roasted Carrot Ginger Soup from O’ Boy Organic

Squash Soup in Pumpkin Bowls from A Day In Our Shoes

Roasted Root Vegetable & Apple Soup from Momma Lew

Entrees

Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese from The Good Mama

Vegan Portobello Pizzas from Busy Bee Kate

Sides

Layered Potato Gratin from Girl Gone Mom

Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Roasted Vegetables & Bacon from The Vintage Mom

Desserts

Cinnamon Swirl Cake from A Grande Life

Mini Cheesecakes with Mini Caramel Apple Pops from Souffle Bombay

Gluten Free Sweet Potato Pie from Mom Blog

Cocktails

Caramel Haze Martini from The Fabulous Fairy

Apple Cider Gelatin Shots from Can’t Google Everything

Salted Caramel Appletini from How I Pinch A Penny

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