Healthy Mac and Cheese

HEALTHY MAC and CHEESE (this is amazing.........lots of flavour. You will never want regular mac and cheese ever again.....well, maybe once or twice.)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cubed

(Or buy a couple of packages of frozen)

1 cup veggie broth

1 ½ cups skim milk or soy milk

1 tsp nutmeg

1.    Combine the above in a saucepan and let simmer about 20 minutes. Purree or mash till of desired consistency.

Handful of cilantro

Palmful of dried parsley
Coarse salt, to taste
Grated pepper
(Cayenne pepper, to taste, if you wish…..bleh)
1 pound elbow/shell macaroni ( brown rice is good)

1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup ricotta skim milk cheese

Handful of breadcrumbs for scattering on top

1.    Combine everything in large bowl, add purreed squash mixture.

2.   Pile all into greased casserole dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.
3.   Bake at 375 about 20 minutes or so.

This is a WONDERFUL dish. Light. Has good taste. Not gloppy like regular mac and cheese. Time for Energizer Bunny Dance! It's THAT good....