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Butternut Squash Pasta with Crispy Mushrooms

Course dinner, lunch, Main Course
Servings 3 servings

Ingredients
  

Butternut Squash Sauce

  • 1 pound cubed butternut squash
  • 2 small shallots
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan
  • 1 cup pasta water

Crispy Mushrooms

  • 1 cup sliced shiitake mushrooms
  • 1.5 tbsp olive oil
  • ¼ tsp smoked paprika
  • salt to taste

For serving

  • 6-8 ounces pasta of choice, I used lentil spaghetti pasta
  • 4-6 leaves sage, for garnish
  • ½ tbsp olive oil
  • extra grated parmesan, for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425° F.
  • Peel and cube squash, cut ends of shallots, remove skin and cut in half. Smash Garlic cloves.
  • In a baking sheet, toss together squash, shallots and garlic with olive oil, nutmeg, and salt to taste. Spread out evenly and bake for 25-30 minutes or until squash are fork tender.
  • In the mean time, toss sliced mushrooms with olive oil, smoked paprika and salt. Spread out into a single layer. Once Squash is done, drop oven temperature to 350° F and bake mushrooms for 20 minutes or until crispy.
  • Cook pasta according to package directions.
  • In blender or food processor, add squash, shallots, garlic - skin removed, parmesan, and ½ cup pasta water. Blend until smooth. adding up to a ½ cup more of pasta water until desired sauce consistency. Taste and add salt and pepper to preference.
  • For garnish, heat ½ tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Once hot, fry sage leaves for about 30 seconds or until crispy, watching carefully not to burn. Carefully remove sage to a paper towel to drain oil.
  • In the same pan, reduce heat to low and add in sauce and cooked pasta noodles. Toss with sauce then divide into 2-3 bowls. Top with extra parmesan, crispy mushrooms and sage leaf.