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Rigatoni with butternut squash & sage

8
Points® value
Total Time
25 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Moderate
Love creamy pasta dishes? This one – made using butternut squash – is sure to hit the spot

Ingredients

Vegetable stock cube

2 cube(s), to make 1 litre stock

Butternut Squash

600 g, chopped into 2cm cubes

Onion

1 medium, roughly chopped

Garlic

2 clove(s), roughly chopped

Sage, fresh

1 teaspoon(s), 3 leaves, roughly chopped, plus extra whole leaves, to serve

Vegetarian parmesan style hard cheese

2 tablespoon(s), grated

White pasta, dry

240 g, rigatoni

Spinach

200 g, young leaf

Instructions

  1. Put 1 litre vegetable stock in a large pan set over a low heat and bring to a simmer. Add the squash, onion and garlic and cook for 15 minutes, until the squash is tender. Drain well.
  2. Transfer one quarter of the squash to a plate and set aside. Add the sage and half the cheese to the pan with the cooked squash, onion and garlic. Using a stick blender, blitz the veg and cheese mixture into a smooth sauce, then cover to keep warm.
  3. Meanwhile, cook the pasta to pack instructions, adding the spinach during the final 2 minutes of cooking time. Drain, then toss the pasta, spinach and reserved cooked squash pieces through the sauce.
  4. Scatter over the extra sage leaves and the remaining cheese to serve.

Notes

If you don't have rigatoni, try penne or macaroni instead. Both work well with hearty veg sauces.

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