Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta with Bacon

Name: Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta with Bacon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 16 ounces dried pasta of choice; 1 small butternut squash, peeled, deseeded, & diced into ½-inch cubes (roughly 4 cups cubed); 2 large shallots, peeled & halved lengthwise; 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled; 2 tablespoons olive oil; ¼ cup finely chopped hardy fresh herbs (rosemary, sage, thyme); 6 slices bacon; 1-2 cups vegetable stock or broth; ½ cup grated parmesan; optional: 2 tablespoons heavy cream; kosher salt & ground black pepper, to season

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:45min

This Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta with Bacon is one of the fall dinner recipes I look forward to the most this time of year. It's a made-from-scratch comfort food meal & each bite is seriously packed with seasonal flavor, but it couldn't be easier to make! The secret? The homemade butternut squash pasta sauce is effectively a sheet pan recipe! Toss cubed butternut squash with fragrant fresh herbs, then nestle it on a sheet pan with shallot & garlic, draping thick pieces of bacon over top. The bacon renders into the vegetables as it roasts, infusing them with incredible richness. From there, the simply blend the roasted veggies with parmesan & a little stock, creating a luscious, smooth & creamy sauce to toss into your pasta of choice. Feel free to use any long or twirly pasta you love, & don't forget to top it all off with crispy chopped bacon! If you've never broken down a butternut squash before, it's really the simplest thing – check out the blog post, above, for a full how-to including step-by-step photos to help you along the way. ♡ Happy cooking!

Updated at: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:10:18 GMT