Acorn Squash Pasta

Acorn Squash Pasta

4 servings
Creamy Acorn Squash Pasta is a simple recipe that tastes like a dish from a fine dining restaurant! The recipe features basic ingredients found in most grocery stores and pantries, including bow-tie pasta (farfalle), spinach, sausage, and fresh herbs. Try this comforting pasta dish on a cold Fall or Winter night, and it might become your family's new favorite way to eat acorn squash!

Ingredients

  • 1 acorn squash

    medium

  • 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

    freshly ground

  • 8 oz pasta)

    (bow-tie or farfalle

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 12 oz smoked sausage)

    fully cooked (I used andouille sausage

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 4 oz fresh spinach
  • fresh thyme
  • salt and pepper
  • red pepper flakes

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 400 F.

  2. 2

    Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to the package instructions, usually about 10 minutes. Drain. Proceed with the rest of the recipe while the water is boiling.

  3. 3

    Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large, high-sided skillet (such as a cast-iron skillet or stainless steel) on medium heat.

  4. 4

    To the same skillet with sausage, add 1 cup of acorn squash puree and 1 cup of heavy cream, and half of the fresh thyme (no sprigs, just leaves). Stir. Add spinach. Bring the sauce to a boil on medium heat, reduce to low-medium heat, and stir everything well. Cook for about 3 or more minutes, until spinach wilts.

Acorn Squash Pasta

Acorn Squash Pasta

60 min4 servings

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