# Trader Joe’s Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese

A creamy and slightly spicy butternut squash mac and cheese recipe.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 medium butternut squash
- 3 types cheese
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 box pasta
- 0.5 cup pasta water
- 1 tablespoon chili oil
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes

## Instructions

1. Cut the butternut squash and roast it in the oven.
2. Shred three types of cheese.
3. Blend the roasted squash with seasonings and milk.
4. Heat olive oil and a bay leaf in a pan.
5. Add the blended squash sauce to the pan.
6. Start cooking the pasta.
7. Remove the bay leaf from the sauce.
8. Add the cooked pasta to the sauce.
9. Stir in all the cheeses and some pasta water.
10. Plate the mac and cheese.
11. Drizzle with chili oil and sprinkle with red pepper flakes.

## Equipment

- oven
- blender
- pan

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/4Jk_ZWYw9Ew?si=h9UmXYCW0IFFLQ-5
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/86610981-13c9-4306-ae54-90250e371a4b
- Extracted: 2025-12-11

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