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Butternut squash on a plate with basil.

Butternut Squash and Sausage Pasta

CookitwithTim
A pasta full of nutrients! Dress it up with truffle oil and basil or serve as is for an easy dinner in! Grab the food processor and let's go!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4
Calories 862 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Celery Stalk
  • 1 Carrot large
  • ½ Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Garlic minced
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 1 lb Sweet Italian Sausage
  • 1 Cup White Wine
  • 8 Oz Pasta
  • 3 Cups Butternut Squash cubed
  • 3 Basil Leaves
  • ½ Cup Heavy Cream
  • ⅓ teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 3 tablespoon Parmesan

Instructions
 

Part 1 - Prepping

  • Chop onion, celery stalk and carrot. Mince Garlic. Place chopped items into food processor with olive oil, garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Purée.

Part 2 - Cooking Vegetables and Sausage

  • Pour puréed vegetables into stock pot on medium high heat for 5-6 minutes. Remove casing from sausage and add sausage to stock pot. Cook down 15 minutes over medium heat. Add 1 cup white wine and reduce for 3-5 minutes.
  • Place everything from pot back into the food processor and purée. Place to the side.

Part 3 - Prepping Pasta

  • Boil water and start cooking pasta.

Part 4 - Cooking Squash

  • Cut butternut squash into small cubes.
  • Sauté 3 cups worth of butternut squash for 3-4 minutes.
  • Add salt, pepper & basil.
  • Add meat & veggie mixture back in.

Part 5 - Combining

  • Add cooked pasta to the meat and veggie mixture adding in 4-5 tablespoon pasta water.

Part 6 - Reduction of Heavy Cream

  • In a separate small stock pot on medium heat, add ½ cup heavy cream, ½ teaspoon salt and ⅓ teaspoon nutmeg over medium heat.
  • Simmer for 10-15 minutes then add 2-3 tablespoon parmesan cheese to thicken.

Part 7 - Plating

  • Pour reduced heavy cream on bottom of serving plate. Place pasta mixture on top (be sure to grab cubes of squash). Top with Truff oil, basil and parmesan cheese if you please!

Nutrition

Calories: 862kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 28gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 26gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 1144mgPotassium: 895mgFiber: 6gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 14360IUVitamin C: 60mgCalcium: 172mgIron: 13mg
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