Healthier Carbonara Squash Pasta With Butternut Squash Cream Sauce, Pancetta, Onion, & Fried Sage
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 2 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 12 oz. cubed butternut squash (Trader Joe's sells bags of these or you can ask your local produce department for assistance cubing)
  • 1½ tbsp garlic olive oil
  • 2 oz. pancetta, diced
  • ½ cup onion, diced
  • 1 tbsp EVOO (can use garlic olive oil too for additional flavor)
  • 2½ cups yellow squash, spiralized
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 8 sage leaves
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400F. Place butternut squash on baking tray & drizzle with garlic olive oil. Bake for roughly 20 minutes or until tender.
  2. Remove butternut squash & immediately place in food processor. Puree until smooth. Add in water & heavy cream & puree until smooth.
  3. In medium skillet over medium heat, cook pancetta cubes. Stir constantly under they start to darken on each side. Add in the onions & stir until onions are translucent & pancetta is a deep red on each side(roughly 5 minutes).
  4. In large skillet over medium heat, cook spiralized squash & EVOO until tender (roughly 10 minutes). Once cooked, toss with butternut squash sauce in skillet.
  5. In separate medium skillet, add butter & sage over medium heat until crispy. Toss all ingredients in one large skillet. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, serve, & enjoy!
Supplies
baking tray
measuring cup
food processor
2 medium skillets
large skillet
mixing spoon
Recipe by Public Lives, Secret Recipes at https://publiclivessecretrecipes.com/2016/09/healthier-carbonara-squash-pasta-with-butternut-squash-cream-sauce-pancetta-onion-fried-sage.html