Creamy Vegan Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup breadcrumbs 
• 1.5 cup butternut squash pureed
• 1 box elbow macaroni 
• 3 tbsp nutritional yeast 
• 1 Dash pepper black
• 1 dash salt 
• 2 cups soymilk light
• 1 tablespoons country crock buttery spread 
• 1 cup vegan cheddar shreds daiya style
• 4 cups water 

Equipment

• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk
• pot
• baking pan

Directions

1. Begin by Preheating oven to 350Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat, add in elbows and cook until pasta is al dente.While waiting for pasta to cook begin preparing your sauce. In a medium size sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat, add in nutritional yeast and mix together to form a paste
2. Add in soy milk, using a whisk combine together ingredients make sure your sauce is lump free, let simmer for 5 minute or until sauce begins to thicken
3. Add is pureed butternut squash, thoroughly mix together ingredients to ensure everything is well blended (you may notice that the butternut squash also helps to thicken the sauce).Stir in Cheese, let sit for 1 to 2 minutes or until sauce has a creamy velvety smooth consistency.
4. Remove Sauce from heat and let sit
5. Drain pasta and add pasta to the cheese sauce, stir together and pour mixture into a greased 9 x 9 baking pan
6. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over macaroni and cheese and let bake for 15 minutes or until cheese begins to bubble
7. Serve Warm and enjoy this creamy Vegan home-style comfort food!