#BUTTERNUT SQUASH MACARONI AND CHEESE INSTANT POT FOR MAC#

While squash roast in oven, I work on cheese sauce for mac and cheese. Mac and Cheese comes together very quickly. (pure delish) Perfect savory side with any meal. This way it will taste like a sweet and spicy candy. If serving as side, I recommend 1) increase the amount of honey, 2) to roast squash a bit more. You can also use this recipe for Roasted Butternut Squash as a Fall Vegetable Side with dinner. To add to Mac and Cheese, squash should be knife tender but not mushy. Roast until squash is tender to your preference.Coat squash in seasonings, honey, oil and lemon.Here's how I roast butternut squash for Mac and Cheese: Honey also helps giving squash caramelized color which looks and tastes delicious. The heat of chipotle goes well with sweetness of honey and tang of lemon. For a sweet and spicy roasted butternut squash, I use few of my favorite ingredients: We love creamy food balanced with some sweet and heat. The main ingredients for Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese are: Ingredients for Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

I know, you will enjoy the play of bold flavors in this recipe. The flavor starts with roasting of squash coated in chipotle pasta (for smoky heat), honey and lemon (to balance the the heat), then continues in cheese sauce with nutty asiago and creamy Monterey Jack with subtle flavor of thyme.

I add a few layers of bold flavors to classic mac and cheese recipe to make it more of a Grown-up Mac and Cheese. This is not an ordinary every day Mac and Cheese. SO delicious! You will love the flavors.Īlso sharing tips to cook a perfectly creamy cheese sauce for mac and cheese. A fall favorite Pasta Dinner, as delicious as it's comforting. I LOVE how sweet and spicy caramelized-at-edges squash melts-in-mouth with cheesy gooey mac-cheese. Creamy mac and cheese recipe loaded with Sweet and Spicy Roasted Butternut Squash.

Butternut squash macaroni and cheese instant pot