Fall Mac Cheese With Butternut Squash Bacon

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 4 slices sourdough bread, crusts removed, torn or cut into 1/2-inch cubes (or smaller)
• 6 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into lardons
• 1 butternut squash (about 2 pounds), peeled, seeds removed, sliced into 1/2 to 1/3-inch cubes
• Kosher salt, to taste
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
• 16 ounces fun-shaped pasta (like rigatoni, bowtie, or shells)
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup Hood® Heavy Cream
• 3 1/2 cups Hood® Whole Milk
• 3 1/2 cups sharp yellow cheddar, grated and divided (white cheddar also works nicely here, too)
• 2 cups Gruyère, grated and divided
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste

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