Pasta with Roasted Butternut Squash Sauce

One of the easiest ways to increase plants in your diet is to make sauces and dips that you can easily pull from the fridge and enjoy.

I suggest preparing this sauce ahead of time but either way it won't take long for you to whip the ingredients together.

Pasta with Roasted Butternut Squash Sauce Recipe

Prep: 15 mins

Cooking time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

• 1 large butternut squash

• 1 head of garlic

• 1 tsp salt

• Handful of basil

• Parmesan cheese for serving

• Salt and Pepper

• Extra virgin olive oil

• Spaghetti 400g (enough to feed 4)

Instructions

1. Peel, deseed and chop the squash into small chunks for roasting

2. Line a baking tray with paper and add the squash and garlic (keep in it's skin) with 1-2 tbsp olive oil and season with salt and pepper

3. Roast in an oven at 200°F for about 40 minutes (you want it to be soft)

4. 10 minutes before the squash is ready boil pasta in some salted water

5. Once the squash is ready transfer to a blender (you can use a food processor but you won't get the same consistency as the blender). Pinch 1 cup of pasta water and add to the blender. If too dry add more water.

6. Drain your pasta and mix with the squash sauce.

7. Serve immediately with grated parmesan and fresh basil.