Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Butternut Squash Mac And Cheese

Muneeza Ahmed

I put a spin on this traditional childhood favorite to make it healthy and flavorful.

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Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup roasted butternut squash
• 2 cups cashew sauce
• 2 boxes either  BGO Millet Pasta or ZenB Pea Pasta elbows
• 1 cup frozen green peas, thawed
• ½ cup  vegetable broth

Instructions

 

• Put the oven on convection bake at 350 F (176 C)
• Boil the pasta per the instructions on the box.
• While the pasta is boiling, make the cashew sauce
• While the sauce is still in the blender, add the roasted butternut squash.
• Blend until thoroughly and evenly mixed.
• Add a little vegetable broth if needed for blending.
• Once the pasta is ready, put the pasta in a casserole dish.
• Add the thawed green peas and mix evenly with the pasta
• Pour the butternut squash cream cheese on top.
• Bake in the oven for 25 m until golden brown on top.

Fat-Free Version

• Swap the cashew cheese with the fat-free cheese.

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Mac and cheese is a favorite among children of all ages (and adults alike). I put a spin on this traditional childhood favorite to make it healthy and flavorful. My butternut squash mac and cheese will be a surprising hit for everyone’s taste buds.

Ingredients

1 cup roasted butternut squash
2 cups cashew sauce
2 boxes of either BGO Millet Pasta or ZenB Pea Pasta elbows
1 cup frozen green peas, thawed
1/2 cup vegetable broth

Directions

1. Put the oven on convection bake at 350 F (176 C)
2. Boil the pasta per the instructions on the box.
3. While the pasta is boiling, make the cashew sauce
4. While the sauce is still in the blender, add the roasted butternut squash.
5. Blend until thoroughly and evenly mixed.
6. Add a little vegetable broth if needed for blending.
7. Once the pasta is ready, put the pasta in a casserole dish.
8. Add the thawed green peas and mix evenly with the pasta.
9. Pour the butternut squash cream cheese on top.
10. Bake in the oven for 25 m until golden brown on top.

For FAT-FREE version

Swap the cashew cheese with the fat-free cheese.

Please let me know in the comments below if you make this dish – I would love to know how it turned out. I love hearing your stories about making the recipes and also how you make them your own!

For delicious sauces and dips, check out my Chutneys and Sauces Recipe eBook.

This eBook is filled with my classic family recipes for chutneys and sauces. With a wide variety of mouth-watering recipes, writing this took me right back to my childhood.

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To your health & happiness,
Muneeza