The sweet nutty flavor of butternut squash and fragrant aroma of fresh sage combine with pasta in a light buttery sauce making One Pot Butternut Squash Pasta With Sage your soon-to-be favorite vegetarian one pot dinner.
When the weather takes a turn towards autumn and there's no denying that chill in the air, One Pot Butternut Squash Pasta With Sage will be a welcome addition on your dinner table.
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Butternut Squash Pasta With Sage
Brimming with the flavors of fall, this one pot recipe is comforting on a chilly evening.
The golden buttery sauce gets it's rich color from the addition of turmeric, a spice with powerful medicinal properties.
Cooking everything in one pot makes prepping, cooking and clean up all a cinch which is certainly a welcome bonus on a busy weeknight.
One pot recipes are easy on the cook and easy on the clean up!
But this recipe isn't just for weeknight cooking! Guests will praise your culinary talents when you serve our butternut squash sage pasta at your next gathering.
Now don't go telling them how easy it all comes together in just one pot. We can keep that little secret just between us!
Our butternut squash pasta sauce recipe is truly delicious, but if you're not a fan of butternut squash, this recipe will taste just as fabulous when made with sweet potatoes or fresh pumpkin!
Might I suggest serving your beautiful sage butternut squash pasta with a Pomegranate Apple Mixed Greens Salad and a loaf of rustic bread? Trust me, dinner never tasted so good!
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My favorite pots to make one pot recipes in
One of my favorite deep skillets is the Simply Calphalon Deep 12-inch Pan.
Another pot I highly recommend is the Calphalon 1932442 Classic Nonstick All Purpose Pan.
Both pots come with lids, have metal handles making them oven safe and have deep sides so all the ingredients from your one pot recipes will fit easily into them.
How to make pasta and butternut squash
Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below
- Melt 2 Tbs. butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook butternut squash, shallots, turmeric and kosher salt, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add uncooked pasta, broth and water. Bring to a boil and cook 10 minutes.
- Stir in remaining 2 Tbs. butter and sage and cook until pasta is al dente and a light sauce forms, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer to serving dish and serve, if desired, with Parmesan and freshly cracked black pepper.
Recipe Tips
- To save time, you can buy already chopped butternut squash in the produce section of your grocery store.
Substitutions
- You can use pumpkin or sweet potato in place of butternut squash.
- Dried sage can be used instead of fresh sage.
- Sweet onion can replace shallots.
- Gemelli pasta can replace bowtie pasta
- Chicken broth can be used instead of vegetable broth but the recipe is vegetarian only when you use vegetable broth
Ingredients
Butternut squash pasta recipe ingredients:
- butter
- butternut squash
- onion
- garlic
- bowtie pasta
- vegetable broth
- water
- fresh sage
- Parmesan
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- Butternut Squash Enchiladas
- Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
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One Pot Butternut Squash Pasta With Sage Recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 Tbs. butter, divided
- 1 lb. butternut squash*, peeled and cut into bite-size cubes, (3 cups)
- 1/2 cup chopped shallots
- 1 tsp. ground turmeric
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 8 ounces uncooked bowtie pasta, about 3 cups uncooked pasta
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh sage leaves
- grated Parmesan cheese, serving suggestion
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Instructions
- Melt 2 Tbs. butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook butternut squash, shallots, turmeric and kosher salt, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add uncooked pasta, broth and water. Bring to a boil and cook 10 minutes.
- Stir in remaining 2 Tbs. butter and sage and cook until pasta is al dente and a light sauce forms, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer to serving dish and serve, if desired, with Parmesan and freshly cracked black pepper.
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