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Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

URL: https://www.thespunkycoconut.com/2011/12/butternut-mac-n-cheese/

Ingredients

The sauce

  • 2 cups cooked butternut squash
  • 1 can full-fat coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp butter, ghee, or palm shortening
  • 1 tsp Herbamare
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ¼ tsp allspice
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder

The noodles

  • 12 ounces Tinkyada noodles

The topping

  • 2 pieces brown rice tortillas
  • 1 tsp butter, ghee, or palm shortening

Optional (for grain-free)

  • 3 large zucchini

Instructions

  1. Cook the butternut squash and remove the skin and seeds.
  2. Blend the cooked butternut squash with coconut milk, butter, Herbamare, paprika, allspice, and garlic powder until smooth.
  3. Boil the Tinkyada noodles for 8 minutes, then strain and return to the pot.
  4. Stir in the butternut squash sauce with the noodles.
  5. Tear the brown rice tortillas into pieces and blend with a teaspoon of butter until fine.
  6. Sprinkle the tortilla crumbs over the noodle mixture in a baking dish.
  7. Bake at 350°F for about 20 minutes.
  8. For a grain-free option, steam zucchini and mix with the sauce, using only half the sauce, and bake as directed.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4
Calories
300
Total fat
15g
Total carbohydrates
35g
Total protein
6g
Sodium
400mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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