Pasta alla Crema di Zucca con salsiccia e funghi

Name: Pasta alla Crema di Zucca con salsiccia e funghi
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: Paccheri pasta 330g; 500g Italian sausage; 1/2 squash; 30g Dried porcini mushrooms; 1 garlic clove; 1 dried peperoncino (or red pepper flakes); 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano; Dried Thyme; Garlic powder; Salt; Freshly cracked black Pepper; Olive oil

14 steps

Prep:35minCook:20min

Easy weeknight recipe (if you have 3 hours to spare 😂) We made it with extra meat because we pretend to be low carb. Decrease the amount of sausage you don’t need as much protein :) To save time, cook the squash in the morning or the day before.

Updated at: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:02:37 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories566.9 kcal (28%)

Total Fat31.3 g (45%)

Carbs47.7 g (18%)

Sugars1 g (1%)

Protein22.2 g (44%)

Sodium820.7 mg (41%)

Fiber3.6 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

330gPaccheri pasta

500gitalian sausage

0.5squash

30gdried porcini mushrooms

freshly cracked black pepper

olive oil

Instructions

Step 1

Put dried mushrooms in bowl of water to soak

Step 2

Chop squash & lay on a cookie sheet. Season with thyme, garlic powder, salt, pepper & a drizzle of olive oil.

OvenPreheat

squash0.5

Step 3

Cook squash for 25 min or until easily pierced with a fork

Step 4

Remove squash & let cool

Step 5

Begin boiling pasta water

Step 6

Cut casing off of sausage & cook in cast iron w/ olive oil for about 8 min

Cast Iron Skillet

Step 7

Once sausage begins to brown, add peeled garlic clove whole & peperoncino seeds (or red pepper flakes) & the drained mushrooms. Cook for two minutes then shut off

Step 8

Add salt & then pasta to boiling water & cook for one minute less than instructions on package

Step 9

Reserve one cup of pasta water & drain pasta

Step 10

Cut skin off squash once cooled

Step 11

Use an immersion blender to blend squash, Parmigiano & 1/2 cup of pasta water adding more as necessary to create a creamy consistency

Step 12

Combine pasta & sausage into bowl with pumpkin sauce

Step 13

Add hearty portion of freshly cracked black pepper & mix together well