Thanks to Pinterest, our family had a delicious dinner last night, Baked Squash Pasta. I found the recipe earlier this week I while I was searching to find a few new squash recipes. It looked fairly easy to make and after a quick trip to the grocery store to purchase the cheeses (found near the deli in the specialty cheese section) we decided to make it last night for dinner.

Baked Squash Pasta

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Ingredients

9 oz fresh pasta I used fettuccine
10 oz butternut squash
10 oz of hard cheese I used Parmesan, Fontina and Dubliner
Garlic cloves - finely chopped
2 Tbps Fresh parsley - chopped
1 1/2 cups heavy cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cook the pasta according to directions on box.
Shred the butternut squash and the cheeses.
In a large bowl allow the pasta to slightly cool, mix in the squash and about half of the cheese
Add the garlic and parsley
Place the mixture into a well buttered shallow dish
Pour 1 1/2 cups heavy cream.
Top with the remaining cheese and bake in pre-heated oven for about 30 minutes, until the cream is absorbed and squash is cooked.
Cool slightly and serve.

The Baked Squash Pasta was a big hit with the family. I never thought of mixing butternut squash with pasta, we normally just have squash either mashed or baked in cubes for a side. Although the Baked Squash Pasta was plenty for myself and the kids, my husband prefers meat or seafood at dinner as well. Next time I plan to serve it with a side of shrimp, or even with some baked chicken.

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