Butternut Squash and Sage Orecchiette

🥘 Ingredients

• Parmesan cheese
  ½ cup
• butter
  6 tbsp
• butternut squash
  1 lb
• button mushrooms (thinly sliced)
  8 oz
• chili flakes
  1 tsp
• garlic (finely chopped)
  4 clove
• olive oil
  4 tsp
• orecchiette pasta
  12 oz
• pepper
• sage (leaves)
  ½ oz
• salt
• shallot (thinly sliced)
  2 unit
• sugar
  ½ tsp

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• strainer
• medium bowl
• plastic wrap
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add orecchiette pasta and cook, stirring, until al dente, 15-17 minutes. Reserve ½ cup pasta cooking water, then strainer . Meanwhile, wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice shallot . Roughly chop sage until you have 1 TBSP. Thinly slice button mushrooms . Finely chop garlic .

   orecchiette pasta: 12 oz, shallot: 2 unit (thinly sliced), sage: ½ oz (leaves), button mushrooms: 8 oz (thinly sliced), garlic: 4 clove (finely chopped)
2. 

   2

   While pasta cooks, in a medium bowl , combine butternut squash and a splash of water. Cover with plastic wrap and poke a few holes in wrap. Microwave until tender, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Drain if necessary.

   butternut squash: 1 lb
3. 

   3

   Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat (use a nonstick pan if you have one). Add butternut squash and sugar . Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and slightly crispy, 2-3 minutes. Add shallot and chopped sage. Cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 1-2 minutes. Add a pinch of chili flakes ; season with salt .

   olive oil: 4 tsp, sugar: ½ tsp, chili flakes: 1 tsp, salt
4. 

   4

   Add mushrooms to pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Season with pepper .

   pepper
5. 

   5

   Add pasta and butter to pan; stir until butter has melted. Add reserved pasta cooking water and half the Parmesan cheese ; stir until thoroughly combined. Season with salt and pepper.

   butter: 6 tbsp, Parmesan cheese: ½ cup
6. 

   6

   Divide pasta between bowls. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and chili flakes (to taste).