Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta

Ingredients

• Rigatoni Pasta

  Great Value

  8 oz or 227g

• Butternut squash

  winter, raw

  3 cup, cubes or 420g

• Olive oil

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Garlic

  raw

  1 tbsp or 9g

• Shallots

  raw

  4 tbsp chopped or 40g

• Zesty Seasoning Blend

  Salt-free seasoning - Kroger

  ½ tsp or 2g

• Black pepper

  ground

  ⅛ tsp or 0.3g

• Parmesan cheese

  low sodium

  ¼ cup, grated or 25g

• Parsley

  raw

  1 tbsp or 4g

• Plain Soymilk- Kroger simple truth organic

  Plain Soymilk- Kroger simple truth organic

  ¼ serving or 25g

Directions

1. Cook pasta according to manufacturer directions and drain.
2. Meanwhile, in a medium-sized pot steam butternut squash until tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a blender.
3. Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add olive oil, once hot add the garlic and shallots and saute until fragrant and tender, 2 minutes. Add to the blender.
4. Add milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper to the blender. Puree mixture until smooth. Taste and add more milk, salt, and pepper as desired.
5. In a large bowl or pan, combine cooked pasta, butternut squash puree and parmesan cheese. Mix to combine and reheat if needed to rewarm.
6. Serve pasta topped with more Parmesan cheese and parsley.
7. Recipe by: Jessica Gavin (source: https://www.jessicagavin.com/creamy-butternut-squash-pasta/)