Butternut Squash and Chorizo Pasta
You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Butternut Squash and Chorizo Pastan a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 10g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 329 calories. This recipe serves 4 and costs $1.24 per serving. It is brought to you by Foodista. 2 people have tried and liked this recipe. Head to the store and pick up garlic, chili flakes, onion, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 64%. This score is pretty good. Similar recipes include Chorizo Butternut Squash Hash, Butternut Squash and Chorizo Tortilla, and Butternut Squash and Chorizo Tostadas.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
- 1 medium onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 inch chorizo sausage cut
- 1 inch butternut squash and cubes
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 8 ounces cavatelli pasta
- 0.25 cup pecorino cheese
Instructions
- 1
Heat olive oil and chili flakes.
- 2
Add chorizo and saute until the sausage begins to release it's oils.
- 3
Add onion and garlic and saute until softened (a few minutes).
- 4
Season with s&p.
- 5
Add squash and stir mixture together.
- 6
Add chopped thyme.
- 7
Saute mixture for 5 minutes or so uncovered.
- 8
At this point put your pasta water on to boil.
- 9
Continue to saute your squash mixture covered for 5 minutes.
- 10
Check the squash for firmness.
- 11
You want the squash to be tender but still hold it's shape.
- 12
When the squash is tender transfer to a large serving bowl.
- 13
Add your cooked pasta to the squash.
- 14
Mix everything together with your cheese.
- 15
Add some of the reserved pasta water to loosen the mixture if you want.
- 16
Serve with more grated cheese over top.