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Sage Butternut Squash Pasta

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Getting extra nutrition from pasta makes a dish like Sage Butternut Squash Pasta even yummier, especially when you have pasta night once a week!

Pasta night is probably my favorite night of the week.  I am a total pasta nut and I love trying out new recipes.  I also like to make sure the food I am eating provides health benefits too so I love the Barilla Better for You pastas.  Sage Butternut Squash Pasta

My favorite is definitely the Barilla Plus {hint: it is the yellow bow} penne pasta and my kids love it too.  My kids don’t eat a lot of meat so I am always trying to make sure they get enough protein. 

One box of Barilla Plus has about the same amount of protein as 11 eggs so I feel great about serving it each week. On my way home from work one evening, I stopped in our local Giant food store to pick up the ingredients I needed to make Sage Butternut Squash Pasta.

I love adding in fresh vegetables and herbs into my pasta dinner ideas and I was dying to make a fall vegetable pasta.  Butternut squash is my favorite so it seemed like the obvious thing to start with.

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Do you have pasta night each week? What is your favorite shape of pasta?

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Essential items for this easy vegetarian dinner:

  • Baking sheet
  • Large pot
  • Sauté pan
  • Pasta utensil
  • Paper towels
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Sage Butternut Squash Pasta
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Pasta
Servings: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 box Barilla Plus Penne Pasta
  • 1 medium Butternut Squash peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 3 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1/2 cup Pancetta diced
  • 1 small Onion diced
  • 2 cloves Garlic thinly sliced
  • 12 tbsp Unsalted Butter
  • 12 Sage Leaves
  • 3/4 tsp Fresh Ground Pepper
  • 1 cup Reserved Pasta Water
  • 1 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese plus more for garnish if desired
Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

  2. Toss butternut squash with 3 Tbsp of olive oil.


  3. Spread on a rimmed baking sheet and season with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Bake for 20 minutes or until fork tender.

  4. Cook pasta according to the package directions, subtracting 2 minutes from the al dente cooking time. Drain, reserving 1 cup of pasta water.

  5. Melt 1 Tbsp of butter in a large sauté pan. Add pancetta and cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until crisp. Remove from pan and drain on a paper towel. 

  6. Add onion and garlic to the pan and sauté for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and to pancetta.

  7. Melt remaining butter in sauté pan over medium heat. Add sage leaves and toast for 1-2 minutes or until crisp.

  8. Ladle in reserved pasta water; stir well and then simmer for 5 minutes. Grind in 1/2 tsp black pepper.

  9. Add pasta, squash, pancetta and onion mixture to the pan. Toss to coat and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan cheese.

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  28. Trisha D. says

    Your photos are absolutely gorgeous! I’m totally a pasta nut too. As soon as I warm up to squash, I’ll be sure to give your recipe a whirl. Thanks for staying awesome Shannah!

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