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Autumn Pasta with Roasted Butternut Squash
Creamy penne coated in a roasted butternut squash sauce enhanced with Comté cheese. A crispy topping of bacon, croutons, hazelnuts, and parsley adds contrast.
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Ingredients
- 350 g Penne rigate
- 1 Medium butternut squash
- 4 Garlic cloves
- Thyme sprigs (A few sprigs)
- 2 c. à soupe Olive oil
- 25 g Butter
- 20 cl Heavy cream (15 cl for blending the sauce; keep the rest for drizzling when serving)
- 80 g Grated Comté cheese
- 10 cl Pasta cooking water (The recipe uses some to blend the sauce, then to adjust its consistency)
- Salt (To taste; also for the cooking water)
- Pepper (To taste)
- 150 g Bacon lardons
- 2 tranches Multigrain bread (Cut into cubes)
- 40 g Hazelnuts (Chopped)
- Fresh parsley (A few sprigs, chopped)
Steps
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Halve the butternut squash lengthwise, then score the flesh in a crosshatch pattern.
- 2
Add the garlic, thyme, olive oil, salt, and pepper to the butternut squash. Roast for 1 hour.
- 3
While it cooks, cut the bread into cubes, chop the hazelnuts, and mince the parsley.
- 4
Brown the bacon lardons in a frying pan.
- 5
Add the cubed bread and hazelnuts to the pan. Toast for a few minutes.
- 6
Stir in the parsley at the end of cooking, then set the topping aside.
- 7
Cook the penne rigate in a pot of salted water according to the package instructions. Before draining, reserve 10 to 15 cl of the cooking water.
- 8
Scoop out the flesh of the roasted butternut squash and retrieve the roasted garlic. Blend them with the butter, 15 cl of cream, and a little cooking water until smooth and velvety.
- 9
Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
- 10
Toss the drained pasta with the sauce.
- 11
Add the grated Comté cheese and let it melt over low heat. Adjust the consistency with the reserved cooking water.
- 12
Plate the pasta. Drizzle with heavy cream, then finish with the crispy topping. Serve.
Notes
The pasta cooking time is not specified; follow the package instructions. The recipe calls for a medium butternut squash without specifying its weight.
Nutrition per serving
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