Spaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese

This spaghetti squash mac and cheese comes full with a home made cheese sauce and breadcrumb topping. Bake it to perfection in beneath an hour!

Superb Spaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese

Is there a greater mixture within the fall than savory squash and a home made cheese sauce!? We predict not!

You’re going to like this final fall consolation dish that brings collectively the candy and savory flavors of spaghetti squash with a home made cheese sauce and bread crumb topping.

Featured Components

This spaghetti squash comes collectively in 3 elements — roasting the squash, making ready the breadcrumb topping and making the cheese sauce.

For the squash

• Spaghetti squash
• Olive oil 
• Salt & pepper

For the bread crumb topping 

• Corn flake crumbs 
• Shredded mozzarella cheese
• Garlic powder 
• Dried thyme
• Dried parsley 
• Crimson pepper flakes
• Salt 
• Olive oil

For the Cheese Sauce 

• Unsalted butter
• All goal flour 
• Entire milk 
• Shredded mozzarella cheese
• Shredded gouda cheese
• Chipotle scorching sauce
• Salt & pepper

Methods to Make Spaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese

Prep spaghetti squash

Use a big, sharp knife to rigorously slice the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise (hotdog model). Take away the innards of the spaghetti squash out with a spoon. 

Drizzle about 2 teaspoons of olive oil over every half of the spaghetti squash after which season with ¼ teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of floor pepper. Place the spaghetti squash open side-down on the lined baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 400ºF. 

After 20 minutes, flip every half of the spaghetti squash over and bake for one more 20 minutes. We advocate checking the squash with a fork after 10 minutes to verify your spaghetti squash isn’t getting mushy. Each oven is totally different so the time might range. 

Prep mac and cheese topping

Add the corn flakes to a meals processor and course of till the corn flakes seem like breadcrumbs. Add garlic powder, thyme, parsley, crimson pepper flakes, salt and mozzarella cheese to the meals professor and pulse till simply mixed. Put aside for later. 

Prep mac and cheese sauce

Warmth a small saucepan over medium/excessive warmth. Add butter. When the butter is melted add the cracked pepper corns to the butter. When the pepper is aromatic, add flour and whisk till the butter and flour type a paste.

Slowly add milk to the pot, whisking continuously. Proceed to whisk the roux over medium warmth for about 4-6 minutes or till the roux thickens.

When the roux is thick, take away from warmth and add the gouda cheese and mozzarella cheese. Stir till the cheese has melted. Add the recent sauce and salt  to the cheese sauce and blend once more to mix.

All collectively now

Take away the spaghetti squash from the oven and let it relaxation for five minutes earlier than rigorously “fluffing” the perimeters of the squash with a fork to loosen the spaghetti squash from the pores and skin of the pores and skin. 

Flip the warmth on the oven to broil. Pour half of the cheese sauce into every half of the fluffed spaghetti squash and gently toss the “spaghetti squash noodles” with the sauce till they’re coated. 

Broil with topping & get pleasure from!

Prime every spaghetti squash half with 2-3 tablespoons of the corn flake topping and drizzle the olive oil over the tops of every squash. Place the squash within the oven and broil till golden brown.

Prime Ideas for Spaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese

Measurement issues: We used a 1.75 lb squash for this recipe. The scale of squash will decide how lengthy you need to bake your squash. 

Select your cheese: You possibly can change up what sort of cheese you utilize. We advocate making an attempt sharp yellow or orange cheddar.

Let’s speak peppercorns: We crack complete peppercorns utilizing a mortar and pestle. If you happen to don’t have a mortar and pestle then you should utilize a pepper grinder.

Storage

To retailer spaghetti squash mac and cheese, let it cool fully after which place it in an hermetic container earlier than putting it within the fridge for as much as 5 days.

To reheat: we advocate reheating this spaghetti squash mac and cheese coated within the oven at a low warmth till heat. Add broth by the tablespoon to skinny out the sauce if want be.

Spaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese

This spaghetti squash mac and cheese comes full with a home made cheese sauce and breadcrumb topping. Prep and serve in beneath an hour!

Prep:20 minutes

Cook dinner:50 minutes

Complete:1 hour 10 minutes

Fats 35

Carbs 18

Protein 22

Components

• 1 2-lb. spaghetti squash
• 1 tablespoon olive oil separated
• ½ teaspoon salt separated
• ½ teaspoon floor black pepper separated

Cheese Sauce

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ½ teaspoon cracked peppercorns*
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1 cup complete milk
• ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• ½ cup shredded gouda cheese
• 1 teaspoon chipotle scorching sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions 

• Preheat the oven to 400ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

• Subsequent put together the spaghetti squash. Use a big, sharp knife to rigorously slice the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise (hotdog model). Take away the innards of the spaghetti squash out with a spoon.

• Drizzle about 2 teaspoons of olive oil over every half of the spaghetti squash after which season with ¼ teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of floor pepper.

• Place the spaghetti squash open side-down on the lined baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 400ºF.

• Whereas the spaghetti squash is baking, put together the mac and cheese topping. Add the corn flakes to a meals processor and course of till the corn flakes seem like breadcrumbs. Add garlic powder, thyme, parsley, crimson pepper flakes, salt and mozzarella cheese to the meals professor and pulse till simply mixed. Put aside for later.

• After 20 minutes, flip every half of the spaghetti squash over and bake for one more 20 minutes. We advocate checking the squash with a fork after 10 minutes to verify your spaghetti squash isn’t getting mushy. Each oven is totally different so the time might range.

• Whereas the spaghetti squash is baking, put together the cheese sauce by making a roux. Warmth a small saucepan over medium/excessive warmth. Add butter. When the butter is melted add the cracked pepper corns to the butter. When the pepper is aromatic, add flour and whisk till the butter and flour type a paste. Cook dinner the paste for about 1 minute.

• Slowly add milk to the pot, whisking continuously. Proceed to whisk the roux over medium warmth for about 4-6 minutes or till the roux thickens.

• When the roux is thick, take away from warmth and add the gouda cheese and mozzarella cheese. Stir till the cheese has melted.

• Add the recent sauce and salt to the cheese sauce and blend once more to mix. Set cheese sauce apart.

• Take away the spaghetti squash from the oven and let it relaxation for five minutes earlier than rigorously “fluffing” the perimeters of the squash with a fork to loosen the spaghetti squash from the pores and skin of the pores and skin.

• Flip the warmth on the oven to broil.

• Pour half of the cheese sauce into every half of the fluffed spaghetti squash and gently toss the “spaghetti squash noodles” with the sauce till they’re coated.

• Prime every spaghetti squash half with 2-3 tablespoons of the corn flake topping and drizzle the olive oil over the tops of every squash. Place the squash within the oven and broil for 1-2 minutes or till golden brown. Make sure to regulate the squash as each broiler is totally different.

• Take away the squash from the oven and revel in.

Ideas & Notes

• We used a 1.75-lb squash for this recipe. The scale of squash will decide how lengthy you need to bake your squash.
• We crack complete peppercorns utilizing a mortar and pestle. If you happen to don’t have a mortar and pestle then you should utilize a pepper grinder.
• You possibly can change up what sort of cheese you utilize. We advocate making an attempt sharp yellow or orange cheddar.

Diet info

Energy: 471kcal Carbohydrates: 18g Protein: 22g Fats: 35g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 3g