SNEAKY SQUASH MAC AND CHEESE

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This is a delicious mac and cheese recipe that everyone will love (even the pickiest of eaters, because they all live at my house!) This has butternut squash and no cheese! The result is a melt-in-your-mouth, slightly sweet, good-for-you, kid-pleasing mac and cheese!

Provided by Jennifer Wechs Fedder

Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Macaroni and Cheese Recipes Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni
3 tablespoons salted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups milk
1 cup mashed, cooked butternut squash
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
While the macaroni is cooking, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk together, making a roux; cook for 1 minute. Add milk, 1/2 cup at a time, whisking constantly until incorporated. Cook and whisk until sauce is thick and creamy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add squash and season with salt and pepper. Mix well and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
Drain pasta and add to sauce. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280.7 calories, Carbohydrate 46.5 g, Cholesterol 15.1 mg, Fat 6.1 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 9.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 53 mg, Sugar 3.7 g