This is the creamiest, silkiest butternut squash pasta you will ever taste. It's only 5 ingredients and all of it available from Aldi UK. That means that anyone can make this dinner in about 30 minutes! How perfect is that to bring in all the autumn feels. Quick, easy and all in a one-stop-shop!
Butternut Squash Pasta
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Ingredients needed for butternut squash pasta
- Butternut squash
- Vegetable
- Garlic
- Grana Padano
- Penne or similar noodle
There are definitely optional extras. I just wanted to keep this as simple as possible. But for the extras...
- Spinach
- Walnuts
- Sausage (chorizo)
- Bacon or pancetta
- Spinach
How to make butternut squash pasta and sauce step by step
- Dice the squash into 1 cm cubes.
- Heat some olive oil in a pan and gently brown and soften the squash on all sides. Add the stock made from the stock cube and bring to the boil.
- Cook until the squash is soft and tender. Place the squash and stock into a blender and blend until silky smooth and creamy.
- If the sauce is too thick add some extra water until desired consistency.
- Place the sauce back into the pan and add the grated grana Padano. This is no time to be frugal. This sauce and the sweetness of the squash pair perfectly with cheese. A match made in heaven.
- Add the pasta to the sauce and toss well.
- This is where you add in any (or all) of the extras.
Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce FAQ's
Q. Can this pasta sauce be frozen?
A. YESSSSS!!!! This sauce freezes like a dream and can be used for the quickest weeknight dinners.
Q. Can you roast the squash in the oven and then finish it on the stove?
A. You sure can. It just may take a little longer. If you're going this route, you can skip the pan and add the hot stock and squash straight to the blender and blend until smooth and silky.
And that's it. Dinner is done. Dip your fork into that creamy, silky luscious pasta with that sweet and savoury butternut sauce and call it a day.
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5 Ingredient Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 (1) butternut squash, diced small
- 4 cloves (4 cloves) garlic
- 1 (1) vegetable stock cube, made with 500ml water
- 100 g (3 ½ oz) grana padano, grated
- 400 g (3 ⅜ cups) penne pasta
- 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) olive oil
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the package instructions and set aside while you make the sauce.
- In a high sided frying pan over a medium heat gently sauté the garlic until soft. Add the small diced butternut squash and let colour in the pan until just starting to turn golden. About 5 minutes.
- Pour the 500ml stock into the pan to cover the squash. Bring to a boil and turn down to a gentle simmer and cook until the squash is soft and cooked through. About 15-20 minutes. Once the squash is soft, place into a blender with some of the cooking stock and blend until smooth. Add more stock until the desired consistency is reached. If you have any stock leftover just discard it.
- When the sauce is smooth, place it back in the high sided pan and add the grana padano and mix well. Add the penne to the pan and toss well with the sauce.
- Add extra cheese for serving.
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Mary
Do you think this would work without cheese? My husband won't eat anything with cheese in (strange I know)
Deborah Rainford
Absolutely! Just skip the cheese part and blend the squash as directed. You may want to add a little extra salt to compensate for not having cheese. But otherwise it will still be thick and creamy. You won't miss the cheese. Enjoy! 🙂