Butternut Squash Mac ‘n Cheeze

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 288.9
  • Total Fat: 8.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 290.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 50.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
  • Protein: 4.5 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Butternut Squash Mac ‘n Cheeze calories by ingredient


Introduction

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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 fresh butternut squash* (peeled and chopped) OR 1 cup canned butternut squash OR canned pumpkin
    Extra virgin olive oil, S & P
    1 tbsp Earth Balance (or other non-dairy butter replacer)
    3/4 cup unsweetened & unflavoured almond milk (revised from 1 cup)
    1 tbsp arrowroot powder (or cornstarch)
    6 tbsp nutritional yeast, or more to taste
    2 tsp Dijon mustard
    1/4-3/4 tsp garlic powder
    1/2 tsp onion powder
    1/2-1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
    1/2-1 tsp kosher salt (to taste) & ground black pepper, to taste
    4 servings brown rice macaroni (8oz or half a 16oz package) makes 3 1/4 cup cooked
    Mix-ins of choice (e.g., kale, spinach, broccoli, peas, pumpkin seeds, etc)


Tips

I didn't add the Mix-ins of choice since it is the person's choice...

Got from http://ohsheglows.com/2011/10/03/butternut-squash-mac-n-cheeze/


Directions

"1. Preheat oven to 425F. Line a casserole dish with tin foil. Mix chopped squash with EVOO, S & P. Roast for about 40 minutes, uncovered, or until tender.

2. Meanwhile, prepare the cheeze sauce in a pot on the stove top. Add Earth balance over low-medium heat. In a bowl, whisk together milk and arrowroot powder (or cornstarch or flour) until clumps are gone. Add into pot and whisk. Stir in remaining ingredients (nutritional yeast, Dijon, garlic, lemon, S & P) and whisk over low heat until thickened (about 5-7 minutes or so).

3. Cook your pasta according to package directions. The sauce makes enough to cover 4 servings of pasta.

4. In a blender, blend the sauce with 1 cup of roasted squash (or if using canned, simply stir 1 cup into the pot).

5. Add cooked, drained, and rinsed macaroni into pot, along with cheeze sauce & mix-ins. Heat and serve.

Notes: 1) My 3.5 pound squash made 5 cups cooked squash, so I had about 4 cups leftover. 2) The sauce does not cut in half well (the blender has a hard time blending it up), 3) I tried this recipe with canned pumpkin and it was awesome!"


Serving Size: 4 1.5Cup servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WOAHLOTTAINFO.