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Butternut Squash and Pea Mac and Cheese Recipe

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Butternut Squash and Pea Mac and Cheese Recipe


Chelsea Kyle. Prop styling by Amy Elise Wilson for Laird and Good Firm. Meals styling by Pearl Jones for Ashley Klinger & Co. 

Makes 6 to eight Servings

Substances
  • 1 12-oz. bag frozen butternut squash cubes
  • 1cup entire milk
  • 1cup shredded Parmesan
  • 1 ½cups shredded cheddar
  • 4cups elbow macaroni
  • 1 ½cups frozen peas
  • 2tablespoons unsalted butter
  • Salt and pepper, to style
Instructions
  1. Fill a big stockpot ⅔ of the way in which with water and convey to a boil over excessive warmth.

  2. As you watch for the water to boil, microwave butternut squash in accordance with package deal instructions till mushy.

  3. In a blender, mix butternut squash, milk, Parmesan, and cheddar, and mix till clean.

  4. As soon as the water is boiling, add a couple of tablespoons of salt, then add spaghetti and cook dinner in accordance with package deal instructions till al dente, about 10 minutes, including frozen peas to the boiling water within the final 3 minutes of cooking.

  5. When pasta is cooked, reserve about ½ cup of pasta water, then pour pasta and peas right into a colander and drain the remainder of the water.

  6. Protecting the stockpot off the warmth, add butter. (The pot ought to nonetheless be scorching sufficient from the boiling water to soften it rapidly—if not, put it again over low till the butter melts, then take away from warmth.) Add cooked peas and pasta, then stir in butternut-cheese sauce.

  7. Serve instantly.