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Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Recipe

grey pasta bowl of creamy butternut squash pasta with some fresh rocket

I know I’ve made a couple of butternut pasta dishes in the past, but this one is different, I promise! This creamy butternut squash pasta recipe is made with vegan butter and non-dairy milk to give it a creamier taste, but isn’t a creamy pasta like a mac and cheese. It’s a perfect in between if you don’t want something too tomatoey but also don’t want anything too rich either.  

There are a couple of different ways to serve the sauce, either with some texture still in the squash (how I served mine) or you can blend it so that it’s fully smooth, which could be a great option to sneak some extra vegetables into your kids.  

I’ve included some optional nutritional yeast which gives a really slight cheesy flavour to the dish, which I think works well with the creamier sauce. But it’s only a hint, so it isn’t too overpowering if you’re not too keen on heavier creamy dishes.  

Nutritional Information  

Per serving, this sauce provides 7.3g of protein and just under 10g of fibre. It has a relatively high calcium content, with just over a quarter of the RDA. Butternut squash is very high in vitamin A, with this recipe proving over 100% of your daily needs, it also provides 45% of your daily vitamin C. These stats are for just the source too, if you were to serve it with a legume based pasta (like lentil, you know..) the protein, fibre and iron content will increase considerably.  

 

bowl of butternut squash pasta sauce on a grey wooden tray

Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Recipe

A creamy butternut squash pasta dish with a hint of cheesiness. This dish is a great family dish, comforting and full of vitamins, easy to make and child friendly. A great option for easy midweek  meal prep too.  

This dish is gluten free, dairy free and vegan. It can be nut and/ or soy free depending on your choice of non-dairy milk. 

 

grey pasta bowl of creamy butternut squash pasta with some fresh rocket
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Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta

A creamy butternut squash pasta dish with a hint of cheesiness. This dish is a great family dish, comforting and full of vitamins, easy to make and child friendly.
Course Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Butternut Squash Pasta Recipes, butternut squash recipes, Vegan Pasta Dishes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 172 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp vegan butter
  • 1 small red onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 diced red chilli + extra chilli flakes to taste
  • ½ butternut squash peeled and chopped into tiny cubes
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast optional
  • ½ cup vegetable stock
  • ½ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk

Instructions

  1. Heat a large sauce pan to a low to medium heat, add vegan butter. Once melted, add the onion and garlic and cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Add the chopped squash, chilli and oregano and cook uncovered for 5 minutes. Cover the pan and cook for a further 8-10 minutes. Remove the lid to stir once or twice.
  3. Then add the tomato paste and squash, and the nutritional yeast (if using), stir thoroughly to combine. Add the lid once again and cook for a further 5 minutes. Then reduce to a low heat, add the milk and bring back up to a low simmer for 5-7 minutes. Do not allow the mix to boil after you’ve added the milk.
  4. Once ready, the squash should easily mash with a fork in the sauce. Either lightly mash the squash with a fork in the pan to leave some texture, serve with small chunks or blend the sauce if you want the smoothest, most creamy option.
  5. Stir into your favourite pasta and add some rocket before serving.

Serve and enjoy!

Do you like dishes like this or would you prefer something fully creamy like a mac and cheese? 

Until tomorrow,

Sophie

 

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Comments

  1. Love butternut squash, love cream, so this is a go for me! I like how you said it’s creamy but not heavy, sometimes creamy dishes are overbearing, so I’d like to try and get my hands on vegan butter to try this!

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  2. It looks so good! I’ve never tried squash in my pasta but maybe I should! 🙂

    Hope you had a wonderful weekend 🙂

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  5. 5 stars
    I am happy to see you doing Recipe A Day May again! 🙂 This pasta looks delicious and sounds easy enough to make. I am going to give it a try!

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  10. Butternut squash is one of my favourites and this looks absolutely delightful! I can’t wait to try and make this x

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  14. I have missed reading your blog posts whilst I have been away! This looks like such a yummy dish! I am looking forward to these posts throughout May and maybe trying to attempt one! I am not the best cook haha

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  16. This sounds amazing and I love that it’s the perfect blend of different tastes – creamy but not too creamy, tomatoey but not too tomatoey and it accommodates different dietary restrictions. If you’re looking for the perfect dish for a dinner party that will work for everyone, this sounds like it would fit the bill perfectly!

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  18. This sounds so delicious! I love butternut squash and pasta, so combined I’m sure I’d absolutely love it! I’ll definitely have to try this! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

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  22. This is definitely a good comfort dish, its looks delicious. I love butternut squash so I know I would love this, I feel like I’ve been eating a lot of pasta dishes so far in lockdown, even though pasta was probably one of the hardest things to buy haha.

    Chloe xx
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