Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Butternut Squash Pasta Salad is for Dessert.

Butternut Squash Pasta Salad takes 60 minutes to prepare.

Butternut Squash Pasta Salad takes 60 minutes to cook.

Butternut Squash Pasta Salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Butternut Squash Pasta Salad are:

1 butternut squash, peeled and cubed
3 cups dry penne pasta
1 15-oz can of white beans (preferably larger butter beans)
1/3 cup almonds
2 tsp brown sugar
Olive oil
1/4 cup chopped onion
3 cloves garlic
3 tbsp or so of lemon juice
Zest of one lemon
3 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated

Here is how you make Butternut Squash Pasta Salad:

1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F2) Clean, peel, and chop butternut squash. Discard seeds.3) Toss the squash with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil, salt and pepper to taste, and 2 tsp brown sugar. Add additional spices if you desire.4) Bake for 30 minutes or until soft. Set aside.5) Cook pasta according to directions. Drain, rinse in cool water, and set aside.6) In large pan, saute onions and garlic in 1/2 tbsp olive oil.7) After onions are soft, add beans. Season onions, beans, and garlic to taste.8) Mix all previous components.9) Shake lemon juice, 2 tbsp olive oil, and zest of one lemon together. Add to pasta salad and toss.10) Put in a container and chill. Add parmesan cheese to taste when serving.Serving Size: makes 8 servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NSIMPKINS.

The nutritional information for Butternut Squash Pasta Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 305.5

• Total Fat: 11.5 g
• Cholesterol: 1.5 mg
• Sodium: 44.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 43.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.6 g
• Protein: 9.9 g

Butternut Squash Pasta Salad is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Butternut Squash Pasta Salad is Vegetarian