Cheesy Pasta Stuffed Roasted Squash

5 from 2 votes

Stuffed roasted squash with a mac n cheese filling, topped off with melted, browned shredded cheese. Delicious!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Diet Vegetarian

Keyword comfort food, oven roasted squash, Roasted Squash, stuffed squash

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 20

Servings

Calories 282

Stove top Mac and Cheese Recipe can be found at https://www.errenskitchen.com/stove-top-mac-
2 squash Sweet Dumpling or acorn squash work well
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (or cheese of your choice)for topping.

preheat the oven to 400F/200C
Start by cutting the top off the squash in half and removing the seeds
Coat with cooking spray.
Place on a baking sheet with the tops and roast for 45 minutes
Remove any cooking liquid and season with salt & pepper.
Transfer to an oven safe serving dish. Stuff each one with a generous mound of the mac and cheese and top with shredded cheese.
Place under the broiler for a few minutes to melt & brown the cheese.
Serve hot.

I use a cooking spray to coat the squash. I do this because, in my experience, squash tends to absorb oil like a sponge which can make it greasy. I also don’t season it because salt takes the moisture out of foods and sometimes a lot of liquid comes out of squash when cooked.