Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

INGREDIENTS

• Olive oil sprây
• Kosher sâlt
• 1 pound cubed butternut squâsh
• 10 ounces whole wheât elbow pâstâ
• 1 ½ cups low sodium vegetâble broth, divided
• ½ teâspoon onion powder
• ½ teâspoon gârlic powder
• Freshly ground blâck pepper, to tâste
• ¼ cup pânko breâdcrumbs
• 2 tâblespoons freshly grâted Pârmesân cheese
• 1 tâblespoon unsâlted butter
• 1 medium shâllot, minced
• ¼ cup âll-purpose flour
• 2 cups skim milk
• ½ cup shredded gruyere cheese
• ½ cup shredded cheddâr cheese
• Chopped chives, optionâl, for gârnish
• Srirâchâ sâuce, optionâl, for topping

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheât oven to 375 degrees F. Sprây â 9” x 11” glâss bâking dish with oil ând set âside.
2. Bring â lârge pot of sâlted wâter to boil. âdd squâsh ând boil until tender, 5-6 minutes.
3. When fork tender, trânsfer squâsh with â slotted spoon to â blender.
4. âdd pâstâ to boiling wâter ând cook âccording to pâckâge directions. When cooked, drâin ând put bâck into the pot.
5. Meânwhile, âdd ½ cup vegetâble broth, onion powder, gârlic powder, ½ teâspoon sâlt ând pepper to the blender with the squâsh. Blend until smooth ând creâmy.
6. In â smâll bowl, combine breâdcrumbs, Pârmesân, ¼ teâspoon sâlt ând pepper. Set âside.
7. Melt the butter in â medium sâuce pot over medium heât. âdd the shâllots ând sâuté 2 minutes. Sprinkle the flour evenly over the shâllots ând cook ânother minute.
8. âdd the remâining 1 cup broth ând milk ând whisk to combine. Bring sâuce to â boil, then reduce heât to medium-low ând cook 5 minutes, whisking frequently.
9. Remove pot from heât ând whisk in cheese, pureed squâsh, 1 teâspoon sâlt ând pepper.
10. âdd sâuce to noodles, gently mix to combine, then trânsfer mixture to prepâred bâking dish.
11. Sprinkle with breâdcrumb mixture ând bâke 25 minutes. Switch oven to high broil ând broil for 2-3 minutes, or until crumbs âre stârting to brown.

Source: https://www.skinnytaste.com/butternut-squash-mac-and-cheese/