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Pasta With Butternut Sauce, Spicy Sausage and Kale
Ingredients
11 oz (4 links) spicy Italian sausage (they called for chicken, I used pork).
1 lb butternut squash, peeled and diced (I used 2 bags pre cut from trader joes)
1 tbsp whipped butter
10 oz pasta, wheat or gluten-free (or regular)
1/4 cup shallots, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups lacinato kale, roughly chopped
2 tbsp fresh shaved parmesan cheese
4 sage leaves, sliced thin
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add butternut squash and cook until soft.
- Remove squash with a slotted spoon and place in a blender, blend until smooth.
- Add pasta to the boiling water and cook according to package directions for al dente, reserving at least 1 cup of the pasta water before draining.
- Meanwhile, in a large deep non-stick skillet, sauté sausage over medium heat until browned, breaking up with a spoon as it cooks. When cooked through, set aside on a plate.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and melt the butter, sauté the shallots and garlic until soft and golden, about 5 – 6 minutes.
- Add pureed butternut squash, season with with salt and fresh cracked pepper and add a little of the reserved pasta water (I used about 1 cup) to thin out the sauce to your liking.
- Add kale and stir in parmesan cheese and sage. Toss in cooked pasta and sausage and mix until well coated.
- Serve with additional parmesan cheese on the side if desired.
