Pasta with butternut parmesan sauce

Pasta with butternut parmesan sauce

Creamy pasta dish with a rich butternut and Parmesan sauce, covering 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Best for a cozy dinner night during fall or winter season. Similar recipes include Pasta with Creamy Parmesan Butternut Squash Sauce and Butternut Squash, Parmesan, and Pasta.

Ingredients

butternut squash

butternut squash

453.59 g

farfalle

farfalle

226.8 g

olive oil

olive oil

1 Tbsp

shallot

shallot

236.59 g

grated parmesan cheese

grated parmesan cheese

50 g

cream

cream

119 ml

ground nutmeg

ground nutmeg

0.12 tsps

parsley

parsley

1 Tbsp

lemon juice

lemon juice

2 tsps

salt and pepper

salt and pepper

4 servings

water

water

4 servings

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 350F.
  • Cut the butternut squash lengthwise in half* and scoop out the guts and seeds and discard them .
  • Pour 1/4 cup of water into a pyrex or ceramic baking dish and place the butternut squash halves cut side down.
  • Bake for 40 minutes or until a fork easily pierces the squash.
  • Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
  • Scoop out the squash flesh from the skins and pure with a blender (work in batches or place in a bowl and use a hand blender).
  • Discard the skins.
  • Fill a pot with water
  • and salt (1 tablespoon of salt for every 2 quarts of water). Set over high heat to bring to a hard boil.
  • Add the pasta and cook at a hard boil, uncovered until al dente.
  • While the pasta is cooking, pour the olive oil into a wide skillet on medium heat.
  • Add the shallots and saut until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the butternut squash pure and c
  • ook for about a minute, mixing it in with the shallots.
  • Add the cream, a tablespoon at a time, slowly stirring it in to incorporate and to avoid lumps.
  • Stir in the Parmesan.
  • Add the nutmeg, salt and pepper.
  • Add water (or chicken stock) to thin to the consistency you want.
  • Take off heat and add the parsley and lemon juice. Cover the pan to keep warm.
  • Check pasta. When ready (al dente) drain and plate.
  • Pour the sauce over the pasta.
  • Garnish with a little extra parsley and Parmesan.
  • Serve immediately.
  • Be careful when you cut the squash, winter squash are hard! The best way to do it safely is to slice a bit off of both ends so that you can stand the squash upright without it rolling. Then cut down the middle.

Nutrition:

489 kcal

Carbs

68 g

Fat

18 g

Protein

14 g

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