Ingredients for - Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
How to cook deliciously - Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
1. Stage
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Stage
Place squash, cut-side down, on a baking sheet.
3. Stage
Roast squash in the preheated oven until soft, 40 to 50 minutes. Remove squash flesh from skin and set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4. Stage
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rotini in boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
5. Stage
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk flour and mustard into melted butter until smooth, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk milk into flour mixture until thick like heavy cream, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat.
6. Stage
Stir squash, white Cheddar cheese, and Cheddar cheese into milk mixture until cheese is melted. Stir rotini into cheese mixture. Pour cheese mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Top with bread crumbs.
7. Stage
Bake in the preheated oven until topping is golden, about 10 minutes.