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Pasta With Butternut Squash and Sage Brown Butter

Pasta With Butternut Squash and Sage Brown Butter

Delicious Pasta With Butternut Squash and Sage Brown Butter that combines hearty squash with aromatic sage for a perfect meal.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 servings
Calories 450 kcal

Equipment

  • Large stainless steel skillet
  • Medium saucepan

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 30 ml
  • 1 pound butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into ½-inch cubes 450 g; about ½ large squash
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 30 g
  • 1 small shallot, finely minced about 1 ounce; 30 g
  • 1 handful fresh sage leaves, finely minced about ½ ounce; 15 g
  • 1 tablespoon juice from 1 lemon 15 ml
  • 1 pound small cupped, tubular, or ridged pasta such as orecchiette, penne, farfalle, or rotini (450 g)
  • 1 ounce grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese 30 g

Instructions
 

  • Heat olive oil in a large stainless steel or cast-iron skillet over high heat until very lightly smoking. Immediately add squash, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring and tossing occasionally, until well-browned and squash is tender, about 5 minutes. Add butter and shallot and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until butter is lightly browned and smells nutty, about 1 minute longer. Add sage and stir to combine (sage should crackle and let off a great aroma). Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice. Set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine pasta with enough room temperature or hot water to cover by about 2 inches. Season with salt. Set over high heat and bring to a boil while stirring frequently. Cook, stirring frequently, until pasta is just shy of al dente, about 2 minutes less than the package directions. Drain pasta, reserving a couple cups of the starchy cooking liquid.
  • Add pasta to skillet with squash along with a splash of pasta water. Bring to a simmer over high heat and cook until the pasta is perfectly al dente, stirring and tossing constantly and adding a splash of water as needed to keep the sauce loose and shiny. Off heat, stir in Parmigiano-Reggiano. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and texture with more pasta water as needed. Serve immediately, top with more cheese at the table.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 12gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 500mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 150IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 200mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Brown Butter, butternut squash, Comfort Food, Pasta, Sage, vegetarian
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