I just made this tonight and had to post it. It was a success! And as my husband said, “Wow, it didn’t taste as bad as I thought it would” (coming from a man who hates squash lol). I originally found this amazing recipe on Cookie and Kate but I alternated it a little bit to fit my taste.
So this is basically a butternut squash mac and cheese, with your choice of noodles. I have seen this done with linguini or elbows, either way sounds good to me. To my surprise this was an effortlessly creamy and thick sauce, and it just so happens to be the perfect color for a mac and cheese sauce too I might add. But for me the best thing about this meal is that it is a very filling comfort food, and I’m all about comfort food:) I have made many alternative cheeses before, once with potatoes, many with cashews (amazing I might add), once with eggplant, and more, but this one stands out to me as the closest I have come to making a substitute cheddar cheese sauce. Now if you absolutely despise squash, know that you will still taste some squash, but it is not overpowering.
The second best thing about this meal is how incredible Healthy it is! This is made mostly out of pure squash, there is no added no fattening cream or nuts. And what better time to eat butternut squash but when it is still in season? I know squash is one of those vegetables most people don’t eat often, but it really is packed with a lot of good stuff for your body, I thought you might want to know why:
Thats all for now folks! I hope you get a chance to try this and enjoy it (as I will be this week for dinner)!
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