Butternut Squash Sausage & Mushroom Pasta
The sauce for this pasta dish is made with butternut squash and parmesan cheese. Mix it with your favorite pasta, sausage and spinach and you have a deliciously rich dish.
Servings 6 people
Calories 470kcal
Ingredients
- 1.22 lb Turkey Sausage I used Sweet Italian
- 1 lb butternut squash peeled and diced
- 1 T butter
- 14.5 oz whole wheat Penne pasta or your favorite
- 1 T olive oil
- 8 oz. sliced baby bella mushrooms
- ¼ c shallots diced
- 3 cloves of garlic diced
- 2 c baby spinach roughly chopped
- 2 T shaved parmesan cheese
- 4 sage leaves thinly sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- bring salted water to a boil in a large pot
- add butternut squash and cook until soft
- remove and add to blender
- blend with 1/4 c of cooking water
- add pasta to boiling water
- while that cooks remove sausage from casing and add to a large deep skillet over med high heat, break apart as it cooks
- remove from pan after fully cooked and set aside
- add olive oil to pan and mushrooms, cook until tender then removed and set aside
- add butter to pan and sauté shallots and garlic, cook until golden, stirring often
- add butternut squash, spinach, sage, parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste
- add back in the sausage and mushrooms and another 1/4 c of cooking water
- remove pasta once done and add to large dish
- toss with sauce
- serve with parmesan cheese, optional
Nutrition
Calories: 470kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 605mg | Potassium: 771mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 9115IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 2.1mg