Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac And Cheese

23
Ingredients

30m
Prep Time

60m
Cook Time

1h 30m
Ready In

Recipe: #41756

October 15, 2023

Categories: Cheese, Rigatoni, Squash, Copycat or Clone Recipes, Vegetarian, Frozen Vegetables, more

recipe by:
dienia b

"Moribyan's copycat. She used 1 - 15 ounce can butternut squash puree. I'm using frozen. Can put this in a casserole and heat later for Thanksgiving and can be a vegetarian main dish."

Original is 8 servings

Metric US

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (441.8 g)
Calories 945.5
Total Fat - 74.4 g
Saturated Fat - 46.2 g
Cholesterol - 206.6 mg
Sodium - 1609.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 53.1 g
Dietary Fiber - 6.9 g
Sugars - 2 g
Protein - 20.8 g
Calcium - 539.6 mg
Iron - 1 mg
Vitamin C - 0.5 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step 1

Get all the spices together.

Step 2

Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil.

Step 3

Add pasta and cook until al dente.

Step 4

Meanwhile, heat a saucepan to medium heat.

Step 5

Add the butter.

Step 6

Allow the butter to melt and brown, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 7

Then whisk in the flour and cook 1 to 2 minutes until it just starts to bubble and turns a golden color.

Step 8

Make sure to whisk constantly to avoid clumping.

Step 9

Whisk together the dry mustard powder, smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, sage, thyme, nutmeg, onion powder, and cayenne powder.

Step 10

Add to pan and stir to combine .

Step 11

Gradually pour in the half and half and then the buttermilk while whisking until smooth.

Step 12

Continue cooking and whisking until the sauce thickens up like a bechamel.

Step 13

Then add the butternut squash puree

Step 14

Turn off the heat entirely and add all the cheeses.

Step 15

Whisk together until all the cheese is melted and the sauce is completely smooth.

Step 16

Taste and adjust anything to your liking.

Step 17

Once the pasta is done cooking, drain it and toss it into the sauce.

Step 18

Mix together.

Step 19

Can serve now or pour into 9x13 buttered Pam sprayed casserole.

Step 20

Cover bake at 350 for 30 minutes until bubbly.

Tips

No special items needed.

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