Recipes
Recipes

Butternut squash mac 'n' cheese

This kids’ favourite is fun and easy to prepare – and it’s packed with tasty veg, too

This kids’ favourite is fun and easy to prepare – and it’s packed with tasty veg, too

starstarstarstarstar
(16 votes)
Cooking Time

Cook: 1 Hour

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £1.05 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 400g serving contains

Energy
1792kj
428kcal
21%
Fat
10.8g
Med
15%
Saturates
5.2g
Med
26%
Sugars
12.4g
High
14%
Salt
0.68g
Med
11%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
448kj/107kcal

Ingredients

1 butternut squash

1tsp rapeseed oil

1tsp dried sage

100g Asda 50% Less Fat Light Original Soft Cheese

150ml skimmed milk

250g Asda Italian Fresh Egg Macaroni

198g can salt-free sweetcorn, drained

Florets from ½ head broccoli

100g Asda 30% Less Fat Mature British Cheese, grated

Method

1
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Ask an adult to help with the peeling and chopping. Peel the squash, cut in half and spoon out the seeds. Cut the squash into small cubes, put in an ovenproof dish, toss in the oil and sage and roast for 30 mins until soft.
2
Ask an adult to take the squash from the oven, put in a big bowl and mash until smooth. Use a wooden spoon to stir the soft cheese and milk into the mash until it’s creamy. Add the pasta, sweetcorn and broccoli florets to the bowl and mix until well combined.
3
Put the pasta mixture in the ovenproof dish and sprinkle over the grated cheese. Bake in the oven for 20-25 mins until golden.