I’m a fan of enjoying butternut squash in a savory pasta and this is one of my favourites! This recipe is as easy to make as throwing everything onto a pan and roasting before pureeing it and tossing with pasta! When feta is cool it’s pretty solid but when it’s warmed up, by roasting it, it softens up and smoothly incorporates into the sauce. This recipe is pretty flexible! You can change up the herbs, I like thyme, rosemary, and sage, and you can add spices. I like to add either a red bell pepper or a pint of cherry/grape tomatoes to add a bit of depth to the flavour. No matter how you make it, this roast butternut squash and feta pasta is super simple and it tastes great!
Roast Butternut Squash and Feta Pasta
A simple and tasty roasted butternut squash and feta sauce made on one-pan and tossed with pasta, a quick and easy meal!
ingredients
- 3 cups butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cubed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 ounce block of feta cheese, drained
- 1 onion, peeled and quartered (optional)
- 1 red bell pepper
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 teaspoon thyme, chopped (or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 ounces pasta
directions
- Toss the butternut squash in the oil and spread, in a single layer, over a baking pan.
- Place the feta, onion, bell pepper, and garlic cloves on the same baking pan.
- Roast in a preheated 425F/220C oven until the butternut squash is tender, about 20 minutes.
- Puree everything from the baking pan in a food processor.
- Cook the pasta as directed on the package and when done drain and reserve some of the cooking water.
- Toss the pasta in the sauce, optionally adding enough of the reserved cooking water to get the sauce to the desired consistency.
Option: Add 1 pint cherry tomatoes, roast with feta and butternut.
Option: Add (or replace the thyme with) 1 teaspoon sage, chopped (or 1/2 teaspoon sage.
Option: Add (or replace the thyme with) 1 teaspoon rosemary, chopped (or 1/2 teaspoon rosemary.
Option: Add a pinch of nutmeg!
Option: Add a pinch of cinnamon!
Option: Replace the feta cheese with goat cheese/chevre.
Option: Add 1/2 cup heavy/whipping cream.
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I “really” love acorn squash! Can it be substituted for the butternut squash?
Yes it can! Once it’s peeled and diced it will probably be a little smaller than the butternut cubes so the roasting time will be less; check a little earlier, around 15 minutes. Enjoy!