Recipe of Ultimate Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Bacon

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Adjust the heat to medium-low and add the butternut squash and onion to the bacon grease. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the squash and onion are browned and cooked through. Once cooked, use the back of a wooden spoon to mash up the mixture (it doesn't have to be completely smooth - leave some chunks in for texture). Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Bacon This Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Bacon is perfect comfort food for the Holidays!

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have butternut squash mac and cheese with bacon using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Bacon:

1. Take 3 cups macaroni noodles
2. Prepare 2 cups diced butternut squash
3. Prepare 1 lbs bacon, diced
4. Make ready 1 onion, diced
5. Make ready 5 cloves garlic, minced
6. Take 1.5 tsp dried thyme
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp nutmeg
8. Get 1 tsp paprika
9. Prepare 1/4 cup white wine
10. Take to taste Salt and pepper
11. Get 1/2 cup heavy cream
12. Take 1/2 cup chicken stock
13. Get 1.5 cups shredded mozzarella
14. Get 1 cups gruyere cheese

Cook over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until the fat has rendered out and the bacon is crispy. Once the bacon is cooked, remove it and set it on a paper towel then strain out half of the fat. This smokey, creamy Bacon Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese for Two is made with butternut squash roasted in bacon drippings, crunchy panko, and sharp Cheddar cheese. You all know how I feel about creamy, cheesy pasta. (Hello Creamy Chicken Pasta with Bell Peppers, Easy Fettuccine Alfredo With Broccoli, and cute little Mac and Cheese for One).

Steps to make Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Bacon:

1. In a large pot, cook pasta just shy of el dente
2. Meanwhile in an oven proof skillet, brown bacon.
3. Once the pasta is cooked, drain and set aside in colander. Then place the pot back on the heat, boil water and cook the diced butternut squash until soft. Drain the water from the squash, add the chicken broth and blend with hand blender. Once blended add the cream. (If you dont have a hand blender, add all this to a blender and blend until smooth and return back to the pot.
4. Going back to the skillet, once bacon is crisp, remove and set aside. Drain some of the fat from the pan. Add your onions and garlic and seasoning (except paprika) and cook until onions are translucent. This is for about 5 min. Then add your wine to deglaze. Turn off heat.
5. Going back to the pot with the butternut squash puree, once it's warmed through add 2 cups of your shredded cheese and your paprika and stir. Remove from heat. Add your onion mixture to the pot. Mix to combine.
6. Add your cooked macaroni to your cheesy sauce and mix. Stir in half of your crumbled bacon.
7. Pour everything back into your oven safe skillet (or leave it in the pot IF its oven proof) top your mac with the remaining cheese and crumbled bacon. Bake in oven at 375°F for 30-35min or until bubbly and brown.

This smokey, creamy Bacon Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese for Two is made with butternut squash roasted in bacon drippings, crunchy panko, and sharp Cheddar cheese. You all know how I feel about creamy, cheesy pasta. (Hello Creamy Chicken Pasta with Bell Peppers, Easy Fettuccine Alfredo With Broccoli, and cute little Mac and Cheese for One). A low calorie twist on a favorite, Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese Recipe with Bacon come together for a mouthwatering, hearty, comforting meal you will love. Crumble some bacon on top and you've got yourself a hit! If you love mac and cheese but want a healthier version, you are going to love this recipe.

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