Fusilli Mac & Cheese with Butternut Squash
Recipes
Making 100% whole grain, organic Mac & Cheese at home is easy. Did you know that the release of starch from pasta during cooking will thicken the milk, so there is no need for flour or an extra step of making a cheese sauce?
Ingredients
- 12 oz. jovial Whole Grain Einkorn Fusilli
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups water
- 2 tbsp. butter
- ½ tsp. sea salt
- ¼ tsp. paprika, optional
- 1 ½ cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup of butternut squash, diced
Instructions
- Bring 4 cups of water to a boil and cook butternut squash with salt.
- to taste for 7-9 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Slowly bring 2 cups of water, milk, butter and salt to boil.
- Add 12 oz. of fusilli, stirring until the water and milk come to a boil again.
- Adjust heat to keep a slow steady boil, stirring occasionally. Cook pasta for 12 minutes.
- Turn off heat & stir in cheeses & paprika. Gently mix in butternut squash.
- Let stand a few minutes before serving.
