![]() ![]() As soon as that bacon is cool enough to handle, quickly chop it up. Remove from heat, and leave just a lil bit of bacon grease in the pan for the onions to sauté in. In the sauté pan, add bacon over medium heat, and cook until crisp. ![]() Grab a 5 quart stock pot, and prepare 10 ounces of elbow macaroni according to the package directions.ĭrain pasta, throw it back in the pot, and set aside. Psst… Make it easy on yourself – Bags of fresh Butternut Squash cubes are sold in the produce section! It’ll be more delicious, and it’s a mini-work out. But making sauces like this one, and doing it right, almost always demands freshly grated cheese. You’ll need these goodies: Center-Cut Bacon, Extra Sharp Cheddar, Parmesan Cheese, Cubed Butternut Squash, a small yellow onion, Elbow Macaroni, Dry Mustard, Salt & Pepper, and pinch’a Nutmeg.ĭidn’t make the cut for the photo: Chicken Broth and Lowfat Milk.Ī teeny tiny note on cheese: You really need to trust me when I say this… When it comes to homemade Mac And Cheese: Grate Your Own. Now I swear, I’m a total shredded Bag O’ Cheese lover. Alright? Alright! We’ll grab our pans and get to work: So here we go… Let’s get right down to it. I didn’t tell anyone that there was squash in it, and everyone loved it! No one knew it was squash, muahahaha! I didn’t get Eric this time, but I got everyone else… so I’m very happy about that. so I made up another dish, and brought it to family Thanksgiving. LISTEN TO THIS THOUGH… He took a couple bites, and here’s what he said – “Honey, if I didn’t know there was squash in it, I would probably really like this.”ĭoes that even make sense? *shrug* “More for me, man! Go grab yourself a box of instant Mac & Cheese.”Īfter that honest (but weird) statement about this recipe, I needed a second opinion. A bit later, I yelled from the kitchen- “Babe, This is gonna be the best Mac And Cheese ever!” Welp, the squash hater wasn’t gonna be fooled. So when I was in the kitchen doin’ my thing, he spotted that bag’a cubed butternut squash tucked away on the counter. Because, y’know, he’s around home a lot more now. I cooked this up, and my plan was to add the magic ingredient all sneaky like… SPOILER ALERT- it didn’t work. But I’d had this lil’ recipe in the back of my mind for about a week, and I was excited to finally give it a go! So I decided to try and fool him. You see, Eric is squishing my squash lovin’ life by being a squash hater. ![]() I fell in love with butternut squash a couple years ago, but I don’t get to play around with it too much in the kitchen. This recipe strikes a great balance between healthy and indulgent, and it’s my new best friend. You’re gonna want to add this one to your family menu soon! This dish works well as a main dish because it’s truly hearty or as a side dish on the holiday table. It’s straight up cold weather comfort food, and It’s just as deliciously indulgent as it is healthy.
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