Butternut Squash and Chorizo Pasta

⏱ 45 min · 🍽️ 4 Servings · 🧂 9 Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
  • 1 medium sweet onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 inch chorizo sausage cut slices
  • 1 inch medium butternut squash peeled and diced small cubes
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme (or equivalent dried)
  • 8 ounces cavatelli pasta (cooked to al dente) (reserve some of the pasta water)
  • 1/4 cup of parmigiano or pecorino cheese grated (I used a mixture)

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil and chili flakes.
  2. Add chorizo and saute until the sausage begins to release it's oils.
  3. Add onion and garlic and saute until softened (a few minutes).
  4. Season with s&p.
  5. Add squash and stir mixture together.
  6. Add chopped thyme.
  7. Saute mixture for 5 minutes or so uncovered.
  8. At this point put your pasta water on to boil.
  9. Continue to saute your squash mixture covered for 5 minutes.
  10. Check the squash for firmness.
  11. You want the squash to be tender but still hold it's shape.
  12. When the squash is tender transfer to a large serving bowl.
  13. Add your cooked pasta to the squash.
  14. Mix everything together with your cheese.
  15. Add some of the reserved pasta water to loosen the mixture if you want.
  16. Serve with more grated cheese over top.
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Butternut Squash and Chorizo Pasta
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Butternut Squash and Chorizo Pasta

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Butternut Squash and Chorizo Pastan a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 10g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 329 calories. This recipe serves 4 and costs $1.

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Cook time

45 min

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Servings

4

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Ingredients

9

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Nutrition

per serving

329 kcal

Calories

10 g

Protein

10 g

Fat

50 g

Carbs

Ingredients

For 4 servings

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat olive oil and chili flakes.

  2. 2

    Add chorizo and saute until the sausage begins to release it's oils.

  3. 3

    Add onion and garlic and saute until softened (a few minutes).

  4. 4

    Season with s&p.

  5. 5

    Add squash and stir mixture together.

  6. 6

    Add chopped thyme.

  7. 7

    Saute mixture for 5 minutes or so uncovered.

  8. 8

    At this point put your pasta water on to boil.

  9. 9

    Continue to saute your squash mixture covered for 5 minutes.

  10. 10

    Check the squash for firmness.

  11. 11

    You want the squash to be tender but still hold it's shape.

  12. 12

    When the squash is tender transfer to a large serving bowl.

  13. 13

    Add your cooked pasta to the squash.

  14. 14

    Mix everything together with your cheese.

  15. 15

    Add some of the reserved pasta water to loosen the mixture if you want.

  16. 16

    Serve with more grated cheese over top.

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