Gingerly's Knock Out Six Cheese Mac And Cheese


This is comfort food at it's greatest! For the squash puree i use campbells select butternut squash soup or beechnut butternut squash baby food

Steps


In a saucepan melt stick of butter.
Sweat shallots in butter until tender.
Cook pasta until half done and drain.
Stir in flour into butter and make a blonde roux.
Cook for two minutes , slowly whisk in half an half and squash.
Add in pepper and nutmeg.
Cook , stirring often until sauce is thickened.
Add in cheeses and stir.
Once cheese are melted toss pasta with cheese sauce.
Transfer to casserole dish.
Toss panko in butter and sprinkle over pasta.
Bake at 375 for 45 minutes.

Ingredients


penne, squash puree, shallot, unsalted butter, flour, nutmeg, white pepper, gruyere cheese, sharp white cheddar cheese, chihuahua cheese, monterey jack cheese, velveeta cheese, romano cheese, panko breadcrumbs, butter, half-and-half