Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese is Amazing

October 1, 2018 By Arlene Mobley 29 Comments

Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese recipe is amazing. Packed full of fresh butternut squash, gnocchi, a homemade macaroni and cheese sauce that is so easy to make and cheese.

What more could you want from a homemade comfort food?

Have you ever taken a bite of a recipe and thought OMG why did I wait so long to make this?

That’s what I thought after eating the first cheesy forkful of this homemade Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese recipe.

I promised you back when I made the Crock Pot Butternut Squash recipe that I would share some butternut squash recipes.

This Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese is one of the butternut squash recipes I will be sharing.

I used gnocchi pasta for this mac and cheese recipe. I picked the gnocchi pasta up at Target a couple of weeks ago planning to use it in a crock pot soup recipe.

Then I decided it would taste perfect in this Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese recipe. I’m so glad I used it for this recipe. The cheesy sauce clung to the gnocchi pasta.

This butternut squash recipe uses the Crock Pot Butternut Squash I recently made.

When you cook a butternut squash in a crock pot the butternut squash is cooked to a creamy perfection.

No need to mash it. It is silky smooth right out of the crock pot.

Butternut Squash Pasta recipe via flouronmyface.com

To make this very cheesy delicious Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese recipe you will need to make a cheese sauce. It is very easy to make.

The cheese sauce recipe for this homemade mac and cheese recipe is the same sauce recipe (with some ingredient changes) that I use to make my Easy Homemade Fettucini Alfredo Sauce recipe.

It is the all-time number 1 Flour On My Face recipe. Check out the comments! Everyone loves this recipe.

How to make Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese recipe via flouronmyface.com

I used a very good block of Parmesan cheese for this recipe. I would not use a powdered Parmesan to make this Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese.

That’s not to say that this recipe won’t work with a powdered Parmesan. It will work but it will not taste as good or be as cheesy.

Homemade Mac and Cheese recipe via flouronmyface.com

Print the Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese recipe below

Butternut Squash Macaroni and Cheese recipe via flouronmyface.com

How to make Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Ingredients

16 oz box gnocchi pasta
2 cups milk
4 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
3/4 cup shredded fresh Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups mashed butternut squash (Crock Pot Butternut Squash)

Directions

Cook pasta following directions on the box and drain well.
In a medium saucepan melt butter and add flour, salt and pepper.
Over medium-high heat whisk the butter mixture until it turns a golden brown.
Slowly add milk while whisking.
Add 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese and nutmeg to the pot.
Bring to a boil, constantly whisking until thickened. About 5 minutes.
Place pasta in a baking dish.
Mix the butternut squash into the pasta well.
Pour sauce over pasta and mix until combined.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes in a preheated 375-degree oven.
Remove from oven after 25 minutes and remove aluminum foil.
Sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese over the top.
Return to oven and bake 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.

Print the Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese recipe below