Description
Butternut Squash Protein Pasta offers a creamy butternut squash pasta sauce paired with high protein pasta, perfect for an easy dinner. It is ideal for a family dinner or weeknight dinner with rich fall flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium butternut squash peeled and cubed in large chunks
- 1 medium onion cut in half
- 1 bulb of garlic top ¼ sliced off
- 1½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- ½ cup nutritional yeast
- 1 12-oz block of firm tofu pressed
- 2 tbsp fresh sage leaves sub 1 tbsp fresh rosemary
- 3 cups hot water
- 1½ tbsp vegan chicken bouillon powder sub 1 tbsp veggie broth paste
- 3 cups hot water plus more as needed
- 10 oz high-protein pasta of choice chickpea lentil durum wheat
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a large baking sheet.
- Place the peeled and chunked butternut squash, halved onion, and garlic bulb with the top quarter cut off on the sheet pan. Drizzle olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat everything.
- Roast in the oven for 40 minutes, turning halfway until the squash is tender and lightly browned.
- While roasting, boil water and cook pasta until nearly al dente, then drain, reserving at least one cup of pasta water.
- Transfer roasted vegetables to a high-speed blender, squeeze out the garlic cloves carefully, add nutritional yeast, additional salt and pepper, bouillon powder, fresh herbs, crumbled tofu, and hot water. Blend until smooth and creamy, adding more water if needed.
- Pour the sauce into the pasta cooking pot, warm over medium heat until hot, then mix in the noodles, adjusting thickness with reserved pasta water as desired.
- Serve in bowls garnished with fresh herb sprigs, black pepper, and vegan parmesan cheese if available.
Notes
- For crisp tops, broil 2–3 minutes at the end
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Main Course
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Canadian
Nutrition
- Calories: 445
- Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 71g
- Protein: 26