- What up, guys?
Today I am making a cheese pasta
and we are using acorn squash.
This guy here.
And it is gonna be super delicious, like all of them,
and quite affordable.
It's gonna take us a bit longer
because this guy is gonna take about 32 and a half minutes.
I made that up.
Normally acorn squash takes 45 minutes if you cut down half.
I'm gonna save some time
because we're gonna go in quarters here.
But this is gonna be delicious.
I just dropped that.
Little bruise, that's all right.
So this recipe is inspired by my buddy Corinne.
And I have tried to make this recipe so many times,
but I just can't get it the same way as her nanny.
- And cheese pasta.
I have tried so many times to make cheese pasta
and I can't make cheese pasta like her.
- Until now.
We are making a plant based version of this
using this squash, some nutritional yeast,
and some other delicious flavor enhancers
and it is gonna be amazing.
So stay tuned, get ready, let's do it.
(gentle music)
We're gonna set our stove to 400 degrees.
Let's quarter this.
Let's start to cut that in half.
Careful.
Scoop out the brains.
(upbeat music)
Now give these a chop.
I got these in a cast iron, but you can use a baking sheet.
Couple tablespoons of oil.
And get those mixed around.
Add some salt.
About a teaspoon here.
Let's get that in the oven.
We're gonna have that for about 30, 35 minutes.
We can get the other stuff prepped.
Now to save time cutting onions,
I just cut big ones and I'm not gonna use this whole thing.
Normally I like to, but I'm gonna go with half of this.
This is a lot of money in these big things,
so buy jumbo onions.
And then just stick a bit in your fridge
in a Tupperware or an old yogurt container or something.
I know all the tips to help you prevent crying
when cutting onions.
But sometimes, you just need to cry.
If we want to get a little color on those
we can put that on its side.
Just give that a little flip.
Get that hot oil give a nice color.
Oh yeah.
Let's get that out.
Oh.
Okay, when that cools down a bit, you can peel the skin off.
And just chop that up.
Bring that to a boil.
And salt that water.
We're gonna use this same pan.
Bring that to a medium high.
Add a bit more oil.
We're getting our two cups of flavor enhancing onions.
So for the squash, you don't have to bake it.
You can also just peel it.
It's gonna be tough to peel before it's cooked.
You can save a bit of time, I think.
So you would just put in the onions,
raw squash with the same amount of total oil
and just let that cook down until soft.
We're trying to get this into a paste that we can mash.
Okay, these are getting nicely browned.
Let's get our squash in there.
Can add a bit of water, lower the heat of that.
Or stock if you have it.
I'm gonna go in with half a cup of almond milk.
Add a teaspoon of garlic powder.
Real garlic works too.
And we're going in with about three tablespoons
of nutritional yeast.
This high protein delicious stuff.
It's like vegan cheese right here.
And this is gonna give us that flavor.
Just want to mush that down.
We're trying to get this into a paste.
If it starts sticking, add a bit of water.
And two tablespoons of miso paste.
That's gonna give us a good tang
and a ton of umami flavor.
This is how I make my cheese sauce for my popcorn
with nutritional yeast, miso paste, and a bit of oil.
Again, add a bit of water if you need to.
We'll just use slightly less pasta water.
Adding in two cups of our pasta.
And I drop this down to a low.
Okay, we want to drain this.
I want to save some of the water though.
That should be good.
We have about half a cup there.
Okay, I've got some of the water here.
That's gonna make our cheesy sauce a bit more liquidy.
Hope I didn't do too much.
Mix that all around.
That is coming together.
If you find it needs a bit more flavor,
you can always add a bit more nutritional yeast,
depending on how much you like it.
And I love it.
We can add a little garnish.
I got some chopped up rosemary.
Adds some nice flavor.
Little thyme.
These are completely optional.
Some parsley.
And a bit more rosemary.
This right here is a winner.
Roommate and girlfriend who are eating over there
definitely think so.
Eh, guys?
- Oh yeah. - Licking the bowl clean.
- Licking the bowl clean.
It has so much rich umami, so savory flavors.
And there is no other recipe even close to this out there.
This is a Marlon Doll Bachelor on a Budget original.
All of them are original, but you know,
influence here, influence there.
This one, all me.
You gotta give this a shot and let me know if you make it
and how it goes for you.
Curious to know.
I think it's gonna go great for you
and you are gonna be the biggest fan.
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