Squash Macaroni and Cheese

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 15mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    1096
based on 2 ratings

A classic comfort meal with added vegetables, serve as it is, with garlic bread or a side salad.

recipe updated May 6, 2025

Ingredients

  • Butternut squash icon
    Butternut squash
    600 g
  • Leek icon
    Leek
    100 g
  • Fresh sage icon
    Fresh sage
    1 tablespoon
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    40 g
  • Macaroni icon
    Macaroni
    400 g
  • Parmesan cheese icon
    Parmesan cheese
    2 tablespoons
  • Fresh sage icon
    Fresh sage
    as needed
  • Vegetable oil icon
    Vegetable oil
    3 tablespoons
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    40 g
  • Whole milk icon
    Whole milk
    500 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    1 tablespoon
  • White pepper icon
    White pepper
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Cheddar cheese icon
    Cheddar cheese
    250 g
  • Breadcrumbs icon
    Breadcrumbs
    30 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Baking tray - large
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Baking dish - large

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 200°C
  2. Add butternut squash to a clean baking tray
  3. Drizzle with vegetable oil
  4. Mix until coated
  5. Bake - 30 min, 200°C
  6. Remove from oven then set aside
  7. Attach the Stir Tool and Stir Assist Clip
  8. Add vegetable oil, leek and fresh sage to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  9. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  10. Cook with splashguard fitted - 7 min, 140°C, Stir 2
  11. Transfer mixture to small bowl then set aside
  12. Clean Cooking Chef bowl
  13. Attach the Creaming Beater
  14. Add butter to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  15. Heat with splashguard fitted - 1 min, 95°C, Stir 1
  16. Then add all purpose flour to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  17. Cook with splashguard fitted - 3 min, 95°C, Stir 1
  18. Then add whole milk, salt and white pepper to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  19. Cook with splashguard fitted - 8 min, 90°C, Stir 1
  20. Then add cheddar cheese to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  21. Mix with splashguard fitted - 5 min, Speed Min
  22. Then add macaroni to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  23. Transfer content of small bowl to Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  24. Transfer the baked butternut squash into the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  25. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 30 sec, Speed Min
  26. Pre-heat oven - 200°C
  27. Transfer content of Cooking Chef XL Bowl to baking dish
  28. Top with breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese and fresh sage
  29. Bake until light golden - 15 min, 200°C
  30. Serve
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