Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese - Samah Dada

Ingredients

• 2 cups butternut squash, peeled + cubed
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• ½ white onion, diced
• ½ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp cumin
• ¼ tsp paprika
• Kosher salt to taste
• 1 cup raw cashews, soaked overnight or “flash soaked”
• ¼ cup nutritional yeast
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 cup water or vegetable broth
• 4 cloves roasted garlic
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 12 ounces short pasta (like penne or elbows)