Brown Butter Butternut Squash Pasta

My favorite fall/winter pasta recipe! Loaded with sautéed butternut squash, thyme + sage. It’s also almost too easy to make!

I’ll let you in on a secret.

I’ve been secretly switching off between this pasta and this brown butter mushroom pasta.

I call it the wedding diet done right.

Because for me, the wedding diet should consist of a ton of butter, freshly toasted breadcrumbs and shaved Parmesan. No?

I also threw in some butternut squash, thyme, and sage, making it the perfect fall/winter meal.

Not to mention, we all get bonus points when adding more Parmesan flakes than what the recipe states.

Brown Butter Butternut Squash Pasta

Yield: 3 servings

Prep: 20 minutes minutes

Cook: 20 minutes minutes

Total: 40 minutes minutes

My favorite fall/winter pasta! Loaded with sautéed butternut squash, thyme + sage. It's also almost too easy to make!

4.9 stars (17 ratings)

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Ingredients

• 8 ounces spaghetti
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 cup fresh French style breadcrumbs
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 2 cups 10 ounces diced butternut squash
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage leaves
• ¼ cup shaved Parmesan
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Instructions

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add breadcrumbs and cook, stirring, until browned and toasted, about 3-5 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add butternut squash and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and tender, about 6-8 minutes; set aside.
• Melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter in the skillet over low heat, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the butter starts to foam. Add garlic, thyme and sage to the skillet, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in pasta and butternut squash until well combined.
• Serve immediately, topped with breadcrumbs, garnished with Parmesan and parsley, if desired.

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