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 around 10g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 329 calories. This recipe serves 4 and costs $1.24 per serving. 2 people found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. This recipe from Foodista requires olive oil, thyme, chorizo sausage cut, and pecorino cheese. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 67%, which is solid. Try Chorizo Butternut Squash Hash, Chorizo Butternut Squash Hash, and Butternut Squash and Chorizo Tortilla for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

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)

Equipment:

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

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

 

Step by step:


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.


Nutrition Information:

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328 Calories
10g Protein
9g Total Fat
49g Carbs
19% Health Score
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Calories
328k
16%

Fat
9g
15%

  Saturated Fat
2g
14%

Carbohydrates
49g
17%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
6mg
2%

Sodium
93mg
4%

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Protein
10g
21%

Selenium
37µg
54%

Manganese
0.64mg
32%

Phosphorus
181mg
18%

Fiber
2g
11%

Vitamin B6
0.22mg
11%

Copper
0.22mg
11%

Magnesium
41mg
10%

Calcium
104mg
10%

Vitamin K
9µg
9%

Vitamin E
1mg
9%

Iron
1mg
8%

Folate
30µg
8%

Zinc
1mg
7%

Potassium
250mg
7%

Vitamin B1
0.09mg
6%

Vitamin C
4mg
6%

Vitamin B3
1mg
6%

Vitamin A
255IU
5%

Vitamin B2
0.08mg
5%

Vitamin B5
0.37mg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.07µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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