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Roasted butternut squash pasta

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 16 oz of pennoni pasta noodles equal to 1# or 1 box
  • 4 tbsp of good quality olive oil
  • 2 cups of butternut squash cubed
  • 1/2 of a white onion chopped
  • 3/4 cup of full-fat coconut milk
  • 2 cups of reserved pasta water from when you boil your pasta
  • 1 tsp of salt
  • 1/2 tsp of freshly cracked black pepper
  • a handful of toasted walnuts roughly chopped, sage and microgreens for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a large cookie sheet, add cubed butternut squash along with 1-2 tbsp of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt/pepper. Toss to ensure squash is evenly coated and place in oven. Roast squash until golden brown - around 30-35 minutes.
  • Carefully remove squash from the oven and set aside.
  • Meanwhile, in a large dutch oven over medium heat, add 2 tbsp of olive and the chopped onion. Cook for 2-3 minutes until onions are translucent.
  • Then add the roasted butternut squash to the pot of onions along with the coconut milk. Stir to combine. Let the squash, onions and milk heat and come together for a few minutes.
  • Meanwhile, fill a large pot with water and place it on the stove over high heat. When water is at a rolling boil, add a generous amount of salt (you want your pasta water to taste like the ocean) and then your pasta. Let the pasta cook just until al-dente (you want it to still have a little chew to it). As the pasta cooks, use a large measuring cup (a 2 cup measuring cup works great here) to scoop out some of the pasta cooking water and set aside
  • While the pasta finishes cooking, finish making your sauce.
  • Add a cup of the reserved pasta cooking water to the pot of onions/squash/milk. Stir.
  • Then working in batches, carefully puree the squash/onion/milk mixture in a high-speed blender (Vitamix works great here). When all of the sauce is pureed return it to the dutch oven. Taste. Season with salt/pepper
  • When the pasta is done cooking, drain and add it directly to the dutch oven with the sauce. Stir to combine. Add more reserved pasta water as neccessary if the sauce is too "thick". Adding a little at a time. (I use the entire two cups of reserved water when making this, but it depends on your personal preference, and/or how thick your sauce is.
  • Add a generous handful of chopped walnuts and sage to the pot. Stir to combine. Taste. Adjust seasoning as neccesery.
  • To serve, transfer to a platter of your choice, sprinkle with additonal nuts, sage and greens. Drizzle a generous amount of good quality oilve oil right on top.
  • Serve and enjoy!