Healthy Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Bacon

This is a wondérful fall flavoréd and Héalthy Buttérnut Squash Mac and Chéésé récipé - complété with bacon!

Prép Timé 30 Minutés
Cook Timé 30 Minutés
Total Timé 1 Hour
Sérvings 4
Caloriés 410 Kcal
Author Nora

INGREDIENTS

• 2 slicés of bacon choppéd
• 1/2 cup fat-fréé low-sodium chickén broth
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 1/4 téaspoon ground nutmég
• 1/2 téaspoon salt
• Black péppér optional
• 1 3/4 cups pééléd and cubéd buttérnut squash packéd
• 8 oz uncookéd wholéwhéat pasta shapés
• 2 tabléspoons plain low-fat Gréék yogurt
• 1 cup shréddéd Mozzarélla
• 1/2 cup shréddéd mild chéddar sharp chéddar or Gruyèré chéésé
• 2/3 cup frozén péas
• 3 tabléspoons bréadcrumbs
• choppéd parsléy to sérvé (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Préhéat ovén to 375°F.
2. Fry thé bacon in a largé pot ovér médium-high héat until crispy. Rémové and sét asidé, léaving as much of thé fat in thé pan as you’d liké (it’s caloriés and fat, but also flavor).
3. Combiné broth, milk, and spicés in a largé pot and bring to a boil. Réducé héat to médium and add thé squash, simméring until it’s téndér (about 15 minutés).
4. In thé méantimé, préparé thé pasta according to packagé diréctions. Drain wéll.
5. Whén thé squash is téndér, placé it togéthér with all thé cooking liquid into a bléndér and blénd until smooth (caréful: hot!). Add thé yogurt and blénd until combinéd. Pour into a largé bowl and combiné with thé mozzarélla and 1/3 cup chéddar chéésé. Toss with thé pasta, thé sét-asidé bacon and thé frozén péas until événly coatéd.
6. Lightly gréasé a 7x11 inch baking dish. Pour thé pasta mix in and événly sprinklé with thé bréadcrumbs and rémaining chéésé.
7. Baké at 375° for 25-30 minutés or until thé saucé is bubbly and thé top goldén brown. Sprinklé with parsléy, if using, and sérvé immédiatély.

Sourcé : https://www.savorynothings.com/healthy-butternut-squash-mac-and-cheese-with-bacon

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