Butternut Squash & Sausage Pasta

Fall is officially here and I could not be happier. I love nothing more than being cozy, snuggled up, with a hearty and comforting meal. In trying out some new recipes this year I stumbled across a few recipes for butternut squash pasta and I figured I had to try it, and I had these super cute Halloween-shaped noodles.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 Cups Butternut Squash, cubed
• 1 Yellow Onion, chopped into halves then quartered
• 3 Garlic Cloves
• 2 TBSP Olive Oil + 1 TBSP
• 1/2 Cup Chicken Broth
• 16 oz Hot Italian Sausage
• 2 TBSP Butter
• 1 TBSP Dried Sage
• 1/2 TSP Nutmeg
• Salt + Pepper
• 1/4 Cup Parmesan
• 1lb Pasta, cooked according to package
• 1/4 Cup Pasta water

Let’s Get Cooking

Preheat the oven to 400F.

Place butternut squash + onion + whole garlic cloves on a baking sheet. Toss with 2 TBSP of olive oil and toast for 15-20 minutes.

Once roasted, add to a blender + 1/2 Cup chicken broth and blend until creamy.

Cook the pasta according to package instructions. While the pasta is cooking add the remaining 1 TBSP of olive oil and cook the sausage. Remove and set aside.

In a large skillet, turn the heat to MED-LOW and add in butter. Once it begins to melt add in the 1 TBSP of sage and cook until fragrant. Add in the squash puree + salt + pepper + 1/2 TSP nutmeg. Slowly add in the reserved pasta water and allow to thicken up. Add in cooked pasta + cooked sausage + parmesan and toss to coat.

Serve immediately & enjoy!

Made with Love,

Hannah