Butternut Squash Pasta | Vegetable/Fruit Day
Recipe adapted from cookieandkate.com
Makes 4 servings, each serving 12 oz veggie allowance
Ingredients
- 2 cans Palmini, drained and rinsed well
- 1 lb cubed butternut squash (fresh or frozen)
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 TBSP Olive Oil
- 1 TBSP fresh sage, finely chopped
- 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- Salt
- Pepper
- Flavor God Cheese flavoring (optional)
Directions
- Warm ½ tsp olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add sage. Saute until crispy.
- Transfer sage to small bowl. Sprinkle with salt and set aside.
- Add remaining oil, squash, onion, garlic and pepper flakes to pan.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
- Add vegetable broth.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer until squash is soft and liquid mostly gone (15-20 mins)
- Remove from heat
- Using an immersion blender, puree butternut squash mixture until smooth.
- Note, if you don’t have an immersion blender, move mixture into a regular blender to create puree then return puree to pan.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add Palmini, gently mixing until pasta is covered.
- If sauce is too thick, add water and/or additional vegetable broth until desired consistency.
- Add additional pepper flakes, salt and pepper to taste.
- When serving, garnish with sage and sprinkle with cheese flavoring
- Enjoy!
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