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🍝 Butternut Squash Pasta with Walnuts & Sage

Butternut Squash Pasta with Walnuts and Sage

🍽 Serves ⏲ Total Time
2 20 minutes

🧂 Ingredients

  • 🍠 2 cups butternut squash
  • 🫒 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 🧂 some salt
  • 🧂 some pepper
  • 🍝 6 oz spaghetti or linguine pasta
  • 🧈 1 Tbsp butter
  • 🧄 1 small shallot
  • 🌿 0.25 cup sage
  • 🌰 0.25 cup walnuts
  • 🍛 0.5 cup chickpeas
  • 🧄 2 cloves garlic
  • 🧂 some salt
  • 🧂 some pepper
  • 🍋 1 lemon
  • 🍶 1 splash balsamic vinegar
  • 🥬 some spinach
  • 🧀 some pecorino (optional)
  • 🌿 0.5 cup parsley

🍳 Cookware

  • 1 medium skillet

📝 Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Roast the butternut squash cubes with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper for about 20 minutes, or until they're soft and mostly cooked through. Remove from the oven and set aside.

Step 2

Cook spaghetti or linguine pasta in salty water until al dente and reserve at least 1 cup of the starchy pasta water.

Step 3

Meanwhile, heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil and butter, then add the shallot and cook until translucent. Add the chopped sage and cook for another 30 seconds, then add the walnuts, chickpeas, butternut squash cubes, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook until the chickpeas and squash brown a bit (but before the garlic burns).

Step 4

Add a big squeeze of lemon and a good splash of balsamic vinegar and stir.

Step 5

Add the cooked pasta and spinach. Use tongs to gently toss the pasta with everything in the pan, allowing the greens to wilt. Add pasta water to help loosen it (I used about 1/4 cup).

Step 6

Add some grated pecorino (optional) at this step if you wish.

Step 7

Remove from heat, then stir in the chopped parsley.

Step 8

Taste and adjust seasonings and serve with extra grated cheese.

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