The goodness comes from the sauce, which is made entirely from BUTTERNUT SQUASH! That is it. I scratched my head and just went with it. So in a state of desperation, I tossed some left over butternut squash, which I had on hand from my week of obsessing over it for baby puree making, a box of pasta and some spices together and suddenly this amazingly yummy, googy and creeeeamy pasta came together, and it tasted just like ‘mac and cheese’. Ever have those nights? I wasn’t trying to be healthy. This recipe is a result of a dinner I made the other night when I was frantically trying to get something on the table. Trying to find your gym membership card before realizing you don’t belong to a gym.Pretending you don’t like sugar anymore.The temptation for cookies, peppermint mochas and fancy cocktails is just way too great and if deprived you will most likely end up crying by yourself as you sing christmas corals between sobs of tears and snot. Near future = sometime in the next 6 months. We all know that trying to lose weight in December is just not a good idea. Not only is butternut squash great for babies first puree, it makes a crave-worthy dinner for the entire family! You’ll love this vegan Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese for toddlers and kids!įirst of all, where was this dish when I was eating mac and cheese from a box (gasp) almost everyday during my pregnancy? This dish could have saved me from gaining an additional 20 pounds that I am now just toying with the idea of actually losing sometime in the near future.

Good healthy cheese for mac & cheese