Recipe: Appetizing Pasta w butternut squash sauce, sausage and spinach

Pasta w butternut squash sauce, sausage and spinach. Pasta in a decadent creamy, homemade, butternut squash pasta sauce, with no cream! The spicy chicken sausage and sage is the perfect compliment, this pasta dish is filling and comforting on a chilly night. Make the Creamy Sauce - Once your sausage and squash are cooked it's time to make the creamy part of this Creamy Sausage Pasta with Butternut Squash.

Reduce heat to low, and add in ricotta cheese and sausage, stirring until combined. Great recipe for Pasta w butternut squash sauce, sausage and spinach. A little bit of sweetness from the butternut squash, a hint of spice from the sausage, a bit of cheesiness from the Parmesan on top, and a happy content stomach from all this pasta! You can have Pasta w butternut squash sauce, sausage and spinach using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pasta w butternut squash sauce, sausage and spinach

1. You need Half of pound Italian sausage.
2. You need of Crushed red pepper flakes.
3. Prepare Half of pound pasta.
4. Prepare of Trader Joe’s Autumnal Harvest pasta sauce.
5. You need of Parmesan cheese.
6. Prepare 1 handful of Baby spinach.
7. You need 2 of garlic cloves; minced.

Butternut squash, sweet Italian sausage, sage and pasta go together like, well like butternut squash and sage. Everything is cooked in the same pan (except for the pasta), so clean-up is easy. A low carb option for this is to make noodles out of the Butternut Squash. You can check out my Butternut Squash Noodles from a few years ago.

Pasta w butternut squash sauce, sausage and spinach instructions

1. Start a pot of boiling water. Cook your pasta according to directions on the box. I used fusilli so it can pick up that amazing sauce!.
2. In a separate pan, cook the sausage, red pepper flakes, and garlic on med high heat until no longer pink. No oil needed. I started with half a tsp of red pepper flakes..
3. Don’t forget your pasta!!!!! Keep some pasta water on the side. Leave the pasta in a strainer..
4. Add in the pasta sauce to the pan w sausage. Simmer until bubbly..
5. Then the spinach..
6. Arrange your bowl! Pasta, sauce, top w shredded Parmesan and pepper if ya like! (I love freshly cracked black pepper) Enjoy!.

Add the squash, shallot and garlic to a baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and toss to combine. For the sauce, transfer the roasted butternut squash, garlic, and melted butter into a blender. Transfer to a small saucepan and keep warm on low heat. The sauce for this pasta dish is made with butternut squash and parmesan cheese.