Butternut Mac 'n Cheese (My Other Version)
"This is different than my other but hides the squash more. this serves 6-8 as a main dish, many more as a side. Cook time is bake time. ***i use fresh puree but zaar won't recognize that ingredient. i baked the squash at 375 for 1 hour and put in the food processor. fresh or frozen is fine."
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
- 16 ounces pasta (we like wagon wheel)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 1⁄2 cups frozen butternut squash puree
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 1⁄2 cups milk
- 1⁄3 cup ricotta cheese (both are tasty here!) or 1/3 cup cream cheese (both are tasty here!)
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
directions
- cook pasta al dente, drain.
- melt butter, whisk in flour for 1 minute.
- add milk slowly, whisking constantly.
- add stock and spices.
- bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking until it starts to thicken.
- add squash puree
- stir in ricotta or cream cheese until smooth and melted.
- add cheddar cheese, turn off heat and stir until smooth.
- pour over pasta and pour it into a 13x9 or 3 qt casserole dish.
- sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.
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Reviews
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Soooo creamy and yummy! I changed it a bit based on the ingredients I had on hand, but I think the base recipe is the same. I used 1/2 muenster and 1/2 sharp cheddar and the parmesan on top. Also I didn't have ricotta or cream cheese so I used sour cream. Other than that I kept it the same though. I think I will use different pasta next time than the egg noodles I used because they got pretty soft after baking. Wagon wheels are a good idea. I added a bit of salt and pepper at the table and it complemented the slight sweetness of the squash perfectly. DH and I both went back for seconds and my toddler loved it too. Thanks! :)
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I live in MI with my family and am always on the lookout for new tasty recipes that even my toddler will like. He loves meat and pasta, most fruit and is getting better about veggies. I cook every meal 7 days a week, with the occasional lunch or dinner out (very occasional!) but I love cooking so it's not a bad thing to me.
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<br>I am a big sweets eater and recently got an ice cream maker so I have been whipping up lots of ice cream. My favorite so far has been Ben and Jerry's heath bar crunch, it's so creamy and only lasts 2 days in this house! Other baked goods and homemade bread are favorites too, though not much bread gets baked in the summer.
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<br>I hate doing dishes! We are currently house hunting and a dishwasher is a must (we don't have one right now). Luckily my dh is pretty good about helping out with the dishes :)
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<br>I know it seems like I give lots of good reviews, but there is a good reason: I know what we like, so I pick dishes I think we will like, and often we do. If i give a review of a recipe with no stars it's because I think I did something wrong usually so that's why it didn't come out right. Or if something has excellent ratings and I don't like it, I don't want to ruin that, because obviously I didn't like something, but that's not a refection of the actual recipe!
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<br>I dislike when people don't make the recipe correctly and give it a bad review. Ok, if you change one or two small things, fine, but if you make major changes, not ok. And when people give a bad review because it was good, but not what they are looking for? Sorry, but I don't get that. YOU picked it, if it tastes good but wasn't what you were looking for, not the recipe's fault :)
