Franconia Market Recipes
https://www.franconiamarket.com/Recipes/Detail/8103/Sausage_and_Kale_Pasta_with_Butternut_Squash
Sausage and Kale Pasta with Butternut Squash
Heart Healthy; Nutritious and Delicious
Yield: 6 servings
Preparation Time: 15 min; Cook: 45 min
Ingredients
| 1 |
pound |
butternut squash, peeled and diced
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| 12 |
ounces |
pasta (can be gluten free)
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| 1 |
pound |
spicy italian chicken sausage
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| 1 |
tablespoon |
olive oil
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| 1/4 |
cup |
shallots, minced
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| 4 |
cloves |
garlic, minced
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coarse sea salt, to taste
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freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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| 4 |
cups |
baby kale, roughly chopped
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| 4 |
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sage leaves, sliced thin
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| 2 |
tablespoons |
shaved parmesan cheese
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Directions:
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add butternut squash and gently boil until soft, about 5 to 7 minutes, using a slotted spoon, remove squash and blend in a blender or food processor until smooth, scraping down the sides as you blend.
Add pasta to the same water and return to a boil. Cook according to package directions for al dente. When finished, reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining. Return pasta to pot.
While the pasta is cooking, remove sausage from its casings and in a large deep skillet, add olive oil and saut sausage over medium heat until browned. Break up the sausage with a spoon or spatula as it cooks. Add the shallots and garlic and continue to cook until the shallots are soft, about 5 to 6 minutes.
Add the pureed butternut squash, season with salt and pepper and add small amounts of the reserved pasta water to thin out the sauce to your liking, about 1/2 to 1 cup. Add chopped baby kale and sage and stir in parmesan cheese until melted and kale is wilted. Mix together with cooked pasta and stir together.
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Franconia Market Recipes
https://www.franconiamarket.com/Recipes/Detail/8103/Sausage_and_Kale_Pasta_with_Butternut_Squash