Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta with Kale and Sausage

Servings: 6 Total Time: 45 mins
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Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta with Kale and Sausage

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Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 35 mins Total Time 45 mins Cooking Temp: 400  F Servings: 6

Roasted Butternut Squash

Pasta

Sausage

Creamy Pasta Sauce

Instructions

Roasted Butternut Squash

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.

  2. Place squash on pan and drizzle with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Toss to coat, then spread out to one layer.

  3. Bake for 30 minutes or until tender.

Pasta

  1. While squash is in the oven, cook and drain pasta to al dente according to package directions.

Sausage

  1. While pasta is boiling, brown and crumble sausage and set aside to drain. Leave some oil in pan for sauce.

Creamy Pasta Sauce

  1. In same pan, sauté garlic for a minute or so and add kale. Cook, stirring occasionally, until kale begins to wilt - about 7 minutes.

  2. Add heavy cream and bring to a brief boil, then immediately reduce to a simmer. Add Parmesan cheese and stir until cheese melts. Remove from heat and add sausage back in.

  3. Stir sausage and sauce into pasta and then stir in roasted squash. Serve with additional shredded Parmesan if desired.