Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce

Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce. Top with fried sage for a healthy, comforting main In the reserved skillet, combine the pasta, squash purée and ¼ cup cooking liquid. Cook over medium heat, tossing and adding more pasta cooking. It's healthy, surprisingly easy to make and need I say absolutely delicious!

And it's so creamy that additional cream isn't even needed. If you want it particularly creamy and velvety which you DO, stir in some parmesan cheese and heavy cream. Drain your pasta and toss in as much sauce as you'd like. You can cook Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce

1. You need 2 of Butternut Squash.
2. It's of Olive oil.
3. It's of Water.
4. Prepare 12 oz of box Gluten Free Penne pasta.
5. Prepare of Butter.
6. Prepare of Chicken broth.
7. You need Half of and half.
8. It's 1/4 of onion minced.
9. You need 2 of large cloves garlic minced.
10. You need of Sun dried tomatoes cut up (as many as you like).
11. It's of Salt and pepper.
12. It's of Cavender's Greek Seasoning.
13. It's of Pasta water.

To cut through some of the sweetness of the squash I finished this dish with a bit of. Crispy sage adds a punch of flavour and refined feel to this simple pasta dish. We've used a little olive oil, but if you want to make a more indulgent version you can fry the sage in. Add some pasta water to make it stick to the penne.

Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce instructions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees and cut both squash in half then scoop out the seeds.
2. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Place squash face down on baking tray with about a half a cup of water.
4. Roast for 50-60 minutes.
5. Take out oven and cool for 10 minutes then turn over and scoop out roasted squash and place into a pot on the stove with some butter.
6. Meanwhile boil your pasta in another pot (save one cup of the pasta water) and saute the onion and garlic and cut up your sun dried tomatoes.
7. Mash squash with a potato masher and turn the heat to LO on the stove top.
8. Add chicken broth, half and half, sun dried tomatoes, onion, garlic and Cavender's and continue to stir until desired creaminess.
9. When pasta is done, drain and add to the squash mixture. Add some pasta water to make it stick to the penne.Turn off heat and place top on the pot to let the pasta absorb the sauce !! 💗💗💋😘💗💗😋😋Serve immediately and ENJOY!!.

Turn off heat and place top on the pot to let the pasta absorb the sauce !!. It's super easy to make with only a few ingredients, and is very filling. Perfect for Meatless Mondays, or any. It's a smart comfort food option without loaded calories. It's so rich and creamy on it's own.