Pasta with Butternut Parmesan Sauce

Name: Pasta with Butternut Parmesan Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 butternut squash weighing about 2 1/2 pounds; 454 grams pasta; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 79 milliliters chopped shallots or onions; 59 milliliters packed, freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 79 milliliters sour cream or Greek yogurt; 0 teaspoons grated nutmeg; 1 Tbsp chopped parsley, for garnish; 1 teaspoon salt (more to taste); 1 serving Pepper to taste; 237 milliliters Water as needed to thin the sauce, about

Pasta with Butternut Parmesan Sauce takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes from beginning to end. One serving contains 577 calories, 21g of protein, and 7g of fat. For $1.09 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. If you have nutmeg, parmesan cheese, bell pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Com, Butternut Squash, Parmesan, and Pasta, and Butternut Squash and Parmesan Pasta with Sage.

Instructions

Bake the butternut squash: Preheat the oven to 350°F.

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Butternut Squash

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Oven

Cut the butternut squash lengthwise in half and scoop out the guts and seeds and discard them (or save the seeds and toast them).

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Butternut Squash

Seeds

Toast

Pour 1/4 cup of water into a baking dish and place the butternut squash halves cut side down.

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Butternut Squash

Water

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Baking Pan

Bake for 40 minutes or until a fork easily pierces the squash. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.

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Squash

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Scoop out the squash flesh from the skins and put into a blender. Discard the skins.

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Squash

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Sauté the shallots in the olive oil over medium heat in a small skillet until just beginning to brown, about 2-3 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Shallot

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Add the shallots to the blender.

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Shallot

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Add 1 cup water, the parmesan, 1 teaspoons salt and 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg and blend until smooth. Taste and add more salt if needed. If the sauce is too thick, thin it with a little more water.

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Parmesan

Nutmeg

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Salt

Pour the sauce into a small pot set over low heat.

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Sauce

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Mix in the sour cream and warm it through. Do not let the sauce boil.

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Sour Cream

Sauce

Cook pasta in boiling salted water: Fill a pot with water and salt (1 tablespoon of salt for every 2 quarts of water). Set over high heat to bring to a hard boil.

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