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Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce With Sage Butter

Details

SERVINGS

2 People

TIME

35

AUTHOR

Christina Soteriou

🔥 Nutrition per serving

872

Calories

Protein
19g
Fat
39g
Carbs
110g
Sat. Fat
8g
Fibre
13g
Sugars
21g
Sodium
74mg

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Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce With Sage Butter

Ingredients

Butternut Squash1000 g
Garlic6 Clove
Red Onion1
Smoked Paprika1 tsp
Chilli1
Tahini1 tbsp
Olive Oil3 tbsp
Lemon1
Oat Milk250 ml
Pasta180 g
Vegan Butter50 g
Sage4 Leaf
Chilli Flakes1 tsp

Method

1

Preheat the oven to 180C.

2

Peel and cube the squash into small 1cm pieces. Set the skin aside to use in a stock or roast it for a crispy squash skin snack. Slice the onion thickly.

3

Line a baking tray and spread the squash, onion and 6 of the garlic cloves (in their skins) on it. Drizzle with plenty of oil, season with salt and pepper and paprika. Roast for 30-35 mins or until soft and starting to brown, tossing halfway.

4

When cool enough to handle, remove the skin from the garlic cloves and the stem from the chili, if using. Take out a couple of handfuls of squash cubes for garnish and put the rest of the tray in a blender. Add the tahini, lemon juice, oat milk, olive oil and blend until smooth. Taste and season well with salt and pepper. Add a little more oat milk if you like but it’s ok if its quite thick as you will thin it down later with pasta water.

5

While the squash is cooking, make your fragrant butter. Grate or mince the last garlic clove. Melt the butter in a small pan on a low heat. Add the sage and heat until it starts to smell really fragrant, about 5 mins. Then add the garlic and chili and cook for another 3-4 mins, taking care not to let the garlic catch and burn - keep it on a very low heat. Season if you are using unsalted butter. Keep warm until you’re ready to serve to stop the butter from solidifying.

6

Cook your pasta according to package directions. Keep a cup of pasta water.

7

Drain the pasta and add the sauce to the pot (you may have some sauce left over, depending on how saucy you like your pasta). Heat gently and add a little pasta water to loosen it up.

8

To serve, plate the pasta with the remaining squash on top. Spoon over the butter and sprinkle generously with pepper.