Butternut Squash and Shallot Pasta: A Dinner for One from Vicki Delany

A couple of weeks ago, I gave you a recipe for a creamy butternut squash pasta dish. Mystery Lovers' Kitchen: Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta from Vicki Delany (mysteryloverskitchen.com)  Here’s another. This one is even better, and it’s not as rich as it’s not loaded with cream and cheese. This recipe makes a dinner for one, it can be expanded to fit the numbers you're cooking for. 

Pasta with Butternut Squash and Shallot

Serves One

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil

1 cup peeled and chopped butternut squash

2 shallots, thinly sliced

¼ tsp chilli flakes

1 clove garlic, minced

1 cup dried pasta (penne or rigatoni)

1 tbsp unsalted butter

35 g soft goat’s cheese

1 tbsp chives, finely chopped

Instructions:

Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Fry chunks of squash with a pinch of salt for about 5 minutes, flipping to brown all sides.

Reduce heat to medium, add shallots to the pan and cook for another 8 minutes, until shallots are golden and squash is tender.

Stir in garlic and chilli.  Cook for another two minutes.

Cook pasta as directed on package. Drain, reserving about ½ cup of cooking water.

Toss pasta with squash mixture. Add butter. Add some of the cooking water if needed to reach desired consistency.

Dot with goat’s cheese, sprinkle with chives and some freshly ground black pepper.

 

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