Healthier macaroni cheese

Name: Healthier macaroni cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, American, British
Ingredients: 1 tsp vegetable oil; 2 onions, roughly chopped; 2 gluten-free and reduced-salt vegetable stock cubes; 1 litre/1¾ pint boiling water; 600g/1lb 5oz butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and roughly chopped (about 500g/1lb 2oz prepared weight); 600g/1lb 5oz sweet potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped (about 500g/1lb 2oz prepared weight); 200ml/7fl oz semi-skimmed milk; 1kg/2lb 4oz dried gluten-free pasta (such as macaroni or other short pasta); 360g/12½oz light extra-mature cheddar, grated; 1 tsp fine sea salt; freshly ground black pepper; gluten-free garlic bread, to serve (optional); 200g/7oz frozen peas, defrosted; 200g/7oz frozen or tinned sweetcorn (drained weight); 200g/7oz thickly sliced and fried mushrooms; 200g/7oz small broccoli florets, cooked; 200g/7oz cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 bunch spring onions, trimmed and roughly chopped

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

This butternut squash mac and cheese is great for batch cooking. It’s gluten free, but use regular pasta and bread if gluten isn’t an issue for you. Each serving provides 474 kcal, 22g protein, 77g carbohydrate (of which 9g sugars),7g fat (of which 3g saturates), 7g fibre and 1.2g salt.

Updated at: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 01:42:05 GMT