Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Bacon
Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Bacon

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While the pasta is cooking, make the sauce. This is a wonderful fall flavored Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese recipe - complete with bacon and a crunchy breadcrumb topping. A Note from Nora Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese is the cozy version of regular Baked Mac and Cheese - THE quintessential side dish for fall.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook butternut squash mac and cheese with bacon using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Bacon:
  1. Make ready 3 cups macaroni noodles
  2. Prepare 2 cups diced butternut squash
  3. Make ready 1 lbs bacon, diced
  4. Get 1 onion, diced
  5. Get 5 cloves garlic, minced
  6. Get 1.5 tsp dried thyme
  7. Make ready 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  8. Take 1 tsp paprika
  9. Make ready 1/4 cup white wine
  10. Get to taste Salt and pepper
  11. Make ready 1/2 cup heavy cream
  12. Prepare 1/2 cup chicken stock
  13. Make ready 1.5 cups shredded mozzarella
  14. Get 1 cups gruyere cheese

You'll need these goodies: Center-Cut Bacon, Extra Sharp Cheddar, Parmesan Cheese, Cubed Butternut Squash, a small yellow onion, Elbow Macaroni, Dry Mustard, Salt & Pepper, and pinch'a Nutmeg. Didn't make the cut for the photo: Chicken Broth and Lowfat Milk. A teeny tiny note on cheese: You really Bacon Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese Recipe Notes. If you don't normally stock panko, you can order it from amazon or find it next to the bread crumbs at the grocery store.

Instructions to make Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Bacon:
  1. In a large pot, cook pasta just shy of el dente
  2. Meanwhile in an oven proof skillet, brown bacon.
  3. Once the pasta is cooked, drain and set aside in colander. Then place the pot back on the heat, boil water and cook the diced butternut squash until soft. Drain the water from the squash, add the chicken broth and blend with hand blender. Once blended add the cream. (If you dont have a hand blender, add all this to a blender and blend until smooth and return back to the pot.
  4. Going back to the skillet, once bacon is crisp, remove and set aside. Drain some of the fat from the pan. Add your onions and garlic and seasoning (except paprika) and cook until onions are translucent. This is for about 5 min. Then add your wine to deglaze. Turn off heat.
  5. Going back to the pot with the butternut squash puree, once it's warmed through add 2 cups of your shredded cheese and your paprika and stir. Remove from heat. Add your onion mixture to the pot. Mix to combine.
  6. Add your cooked macaroni to your cheesy sauce and mix. Stir in half of your crumbled bacon.
  7. Pour everything back into your oven safe skillet (or leave it in the pot IF its oven proof) top your mac with the remaining cheese and crumbled bacon. Bake in oven at 375°F for 30-35min or until bubbly and brown.

You can substitute bread crumbs here, but I really recommend panko for its superior crunch and texture. Heat butter in a skillet over low heat. Butternut squash puree enhances the color here without distracting from the cheesy flavor, and it sneaks in another serving of vegetables. If you've read one of my Friday Favorites posts in the last couple of months, then you probably know that I am completely, head-over-heels-obsessed with macaroni and cheese recipes. What can I say, the bond between woman, pasta, and cheese is strong.

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