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Cooking Light Bacon and Butternut Pasta takes 38 minutes to prepare.

Cooking Light Bacon and Butternut Pasta takes 75 minutes to cook.

Cooking Light Bacon and Butternut Pasta makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Cooking Light Bacon and Butternut Pasta are:

5 cups cubed peeled butternut squash
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
12 ounces uncooked zitti, campanile or other short pasta
4 cups chopped kale
2 bacon slices
2 cups vertically sliced onion
1 teaspoon lite salt, divided
5 garlic cloves minced
2 cups fat-free lower-sodium chicken broth, divided
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 cup creme fraiche
1/3 cup (about 1-1/2 ounces) shredded Gruyere cheese

Here is how you make Cooking Light Bacon and Butternut Pasta:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 2. Combine squash and oil in a large bowl; toss well. Arrange squash mixture in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until squash is tender.3. Gook pasta until almost al dente omitting salt. Add kale to pan during last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain pasta mixture.4. Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove from pan and crumble. Add onion to drippings in pan and cook 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.5. Bring 1-3/4 cups broth to a boil in a small saucepan. Combine remaining 1/4 cup broth and flour in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add flour mixture, remaining salt, and pepper to the broth. Cook 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and stir in creme fraiche.6. Combine squash, pasta mixture, bacon and sauce into a large bowl; toss gently. Place pasta mixture in a 13x9 glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray; sprinkle evenly with cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until bubbly and slightly browned.Serving Size: Makes 8 1-1/2 cup servings.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEBBIECRAVENS.

The nutritional information for Cooking Light Bacon and Butternut Pasta is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 414.1

• Total Fat: 18.2 g
• Cholesterol: 32.1 mg
• Sodium: 368.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 53.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.9 g
• Protein: 12.0 g