Pasta with Butternut, Sage and Pine Nuts

I’m forever searching the Internet on food blogs or websites or whatever comes my way for new and exciting recipes to try. My dad found this recipe and it looked delish so I just had to try it. This is a great vegetarian meal, you wont miss the meat at all.  Butternut and sage is a classic combination and this is a great twist on an old favorite. Give it a try...

Pan- Fried Pasta with Butternut, Fried Sage, and Pine Nuts

Ingredients: (serves 4)

• 1 medium butternut
• 1 small sweet onion, peeled and diced
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• Olive Oil
• Salt and pepper
• ½ cup of sage leaves
• 500g Farfalle pasta
• ¾ cups pine nuts, toasted
• About one cup of Parmesan shaved or finely grated



Ingredients



 

Method:

1. Heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
2. Cut the butternut in half and scoop out the strings and seeds out of the middle.
3. Cut the squash into about 2.5cm cubes.
4. Toss the onion, garlic, a drizzle of olive oil and salt and pepper.
5. Mince about half of the fresh sage leaves and toss with the butternut.
6. Spread the butternut mixture in a thin layer on a large baking sheet and roast for about 40 minutes or until the squash is soft.
7. Heat the salted pasta water till boiling and cook the Farfalle until al dente. Drain and set aside.
8. As the squash finishes roasting, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large high-sided sauté pan.  The oil is ready when it pops and sputters (don’t let it start smoking). Drop the rest of the sage leaves and fry for about a minute or until they begin to shrivel up.
9. Remove with a slotted spoon and salt lightly. Crush with the back of a spoon.
10. Add half the pasta to the pan, along with half the roasted butternut mixture. Crumble in half the sage. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes or until the pasta is heated through and getting crispy on some of the edges.
11. Add the pine nuts and cook for another minute. Stir in half of the cheese.
12. (Don’t forget to add salt and pepper to taste)

 For a more luxurious version bacon and creamy Danish feta could be added.



Frying the pasta with the butternut





Delicious and ready to enjoy


Pictures courtesy of The Kitchn Food Blog
www.thekitchn.com/recipe-pasta-with-buternut-sq-64966