Craving a tasty noodle dish that will help to fuel your active lifestyle – and still please the kiddos as well? Try this butternut squash casserole with noodles, broccoli, and chicken!
Course Main Course
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 50 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Calories 425kcal
Author Snacking in Sneakers
Ingredients
For the casserole:
6ouncesNo Yolks broad noodles(half of a 12 ounce bag)
1tbspbutter
4cupsbutternut squash(chopped into 1 inch pieces)
1cupchicken broth
3cupsbroccoli(chopped florets)
2cupsspinach(packed)
1cupshredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1.5cupschopped cooked chicken(I used leftover rotisserie chicken)
For the sauce:
2tbspbutter
2clovesgarlic, minced
1/2cuponion, diced
1/4cupflour
2 1/2cups1% milk
1/3cupParmesan cheese
Instructions
Boil a pot of water and cook 6 ounces of No Yolks noodles for approximately 7-8 minutes, until al dente. When done, drain and set aside in a large mixing bowl for now. (Set aside the pot to make sauce in a later step.)
While noodles are cooking, melt 1 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add squash and toss for a minute or two, until most butter has coated the squash. Add 1 cup chicken broth. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for approximately 8-10 minutes.
Add broccoli to the skillet with the squash and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes. Add spinach and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes, until spinach just starts to wilt. Remove from heat and add to the bowl with the noodles. Stir in mozzarella cheese and precooked chicken.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In same pot that you cooked noodles (always good to avoid too many dishes!) melt 2 tbsp butter. Add onion/garlic and sauté for a few minutes until tender. Mix in flour and stir for 2 minutes. Gradually add 2 ½ cups of milk, stirring. Heat, stirring often, until sauce just starts to boil. Remove from heat and stir in parmesan cheese.
Pour the sauce into the bowl with the noodles/vegetables/cheese. Toss everything until well combined, and then dump in your casserole dish. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition analysis (approximate per serving):425 calories, 15 g fat, 8 g sat fat, 420 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 4.5 g fiber, 9 g sugar, 27 g protein, Vitamin A: 233%, Vitamin C: 107%, Calcium: 42%, Iron: 18%