Baked mac and cheese roux sauce parmesan topping

#BAKED MAC AND CHEESE ROUX SAUCE PARMESAN TOPPING PLUS#

Once melted, stir in the panko, sage and Parmesan and toss to combine.

Melt 2 tablespoon butter in small pan over low heat.

You might need to pull Brussels sprouts out early if they are browning too much. Add the Brussels sprouts on a separate baking sheet and toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and a pinch of salt. Place butternut squash chunks on baking sheet and drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Peel, seed and chop the butternut squash in 1' cubes.

Place Brussels sprouts in food process to shred.

Nutmeg, salt, black pepper - enhances the flavor.

Sharp cheddar cheese - the sharper the better.

Parmesan cheese - adds flavor to the topping.

Panko breadcrumbs - gives a crunchy topping.

Unsalted butter - used to make roux and for topping.

Butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, shallot, sage - hiding the veggies works great for kids.

So if you're like me and have been waiting on giving a recipe like this a try, hopefully I've convinced you. You can just use regular macaroni no problem and it will tasteВ great. I thought it was appropriate to use as it's actually butternut squash pasta shaped in pumpkins! Don't worry if you're not around a Trader Joe's however.

#BAKED MAC AND CHEESE ROUX SAUCE PARMESAN TOPPING PLUS#

Plus as I mentioned above, you are definitely getting your vegetables with this pasta.ДЇor this recipe, I specifically used fall zucchette pasta from Trader Joe's. While I won't say it's super healthy like I've seen some blogs post, it definitely is lightened up compared to regular mac and cheese. Well I can say, this baked butternut squash mac and cheese is officially going into the rotation. Maybe it's because if I make mac and cheese I usually just alternate between one of my go-tos I've posted in the past. I don't really have a great excuse honestly. Until today I just unfortunately never got around to it. I've always been intrigued by combining my favorite comfort dish (mac and cheese) with my favorite fall vegetable - butternut squash.

I mean just Google it and you'll see a ton of different recipes out there! Naturally I felt like I had to join the party, however late I might be? But mac and cheese with a sauce that secretly gives you vegetables and tastes amazing as well? What could be better than that?ДЇor the past few years I feel like every food blogger has come out with their version of butternut squash mac n cheese. Why am I sharing another mac and cheese recipe? Well because I absolutely love mac and cheese.

Baked mac and cheese roux sauce parmesan topping