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Butternut squash macaroni cheese

Once you've tried adding butternut squash to your macaroni cheese, you won't want it any other way!

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 55 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 4 cups butternut squash, (or any pumpkin you like) peeled and cut into 2cm chunks
  • spray oil
  • 1⅓ cups macaroni
  • 1 teaspoon reduced-salt vegetable stock powder
  • 1 bunch spinach
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 200g Philadelphia Lightest cream cheese
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • ¼ cup walnut pieces
  • 1 cup reduced-fat mature hard cheese, grated
  • 1 cup fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs
  • 2 tablespoons finely grated parmesan
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6. Line a baking tray with baking paper, then add the squash and spray with oil. Roast for 30 min or until tender.

    2 Meanwhile, boil the macaroni in a pan of boiling water for 10 min, then drain, reserving ½ cup of the cooking water.

    3 Return the reserved water to the pan, add the stock powder and spinach and cook until wilted. Stir through the pasta, mustard, Philadelphia, cayenne and nuts.

    4 Take off the heat and mix in the squash and grated cheese. Season with ground black pepper, then tip into a 1.5 litre baking dish. Sprinkle over the breadcrumbs and parmesan, then bake for 10–15 min until golden.

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