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Are you looking for a nutritious pasta sauce recipe your family will love? Try our Butternut Squash Sauce with sage and thyme! It’s nutritious & delicious!
I love a good bowl of pasta. It used to be a regular dish in our home. That is until our daughter because extremely sensitive to tomatoes in addition to dairy.
That fun twist meant that I was off in search for a pasta sauce recipe that was dairy free and delicious. After some tinkering and trial and error, I came up with a nutritious pasta sauce recipe my whole family loves – using butternut squash as the base.
Since I’m gluten free and my daughter is also sensitive to gluten, we picked up a couple boxes of Barilla Gluten Free Pasta at our local Vons store (it can be found in the normal pasta section).
Our local store carries Penne and Rotini, but some other locations also carry lasagna and spaghetti! I’ll be keeping my eye out for the lasagna. That’s one of the dishes I have missed most since going gluten free in 2012!
Unlike so many of the other gluten free pastas I’ve tried, Barilla Gluten Free Pasta holds its form and has a really similar texture to “regular” pasta. It’s made from non-GMO corn and rice.
The texture of the Barilla Gluten Free Penne Pasta paired perfectly with my homemade Butternut Squash Sauce with sage and thyme. If you aren’t dairy free, you can top it with a little bit of Parmesan cheese for extra flavor. So delish!
Before you head out to try Barilla Gluten Free Pasta, be sure to grab this coupon first! Then give this yummy butternut squash sauce recipe a try, and let me know how your family likes it!
Barilla Gluten Free Pasta with Butternut Squash Sauce
Ingredients
- 3 pound butternut squash
- 2 tablespoons pastured butter (or coconut oil for dairy free)
- 1 large onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons fresh sage, chopped
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper, or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 Package Barilla Gluten Free Pasta (Rotini or Penne)
- Water
- Parmesan cheese, grated (optional)
- Parsley, chopped (optional)
Directions
- Peel, de-seed and chop your butternut squash into small cubes (less than 1”).
- Heat the butter in a large pan until melted, then add the butternut squash cubes, onion and garlic.
- Sautee until everything starts to brown and caramelize (about 10-15 minutes).
- Add the vegetable stock, sage, thyme, crushed red pepper, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Bring to a boil then cover and simmer.
- While the squash is cooking, cook your Barilla Gluten Free Pasta according to the directions on the box.
- Once the squash is tender (about 20 minutes), turn off the heat.
- Remove the Thyme stems, then use an immersion blender to puree your butternut squash sauce.
- Strain the pasta, then return it to the pan.
- Add the butternut squash sauce to the pan and stir until well combined.
- Serve on a plate or in a bowl with grated parmesan cheese and parsley for garnish.
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Barilla Gluten Free Pasta with Butternut Squash Sauce
Ingredients
- 3 pound butternut squash
- 2 tablespoons butter or coconut oil for dairy free
- 1 large onion diced
- 4 garlic cloves sliced
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons fresh sage chopped
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 Package Barilla Gluten Free Pasta Rotini or Penne
- Parmesan cheese grated (optional)
- Parsley chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Peel, de-seed and chop your butternut squash into small cubes (less than 1”).
- Heat the butter in a large pan until melted, then add the butternut squash cubes, onion and garlic.
- Sautee until everything starts to brown and caramelize (about 10-15 minutes).
- Add the vegetable stock, sage, thyme, crushed red pepper, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Bring to a boil then cover and simmer.
- While the squash is cooking, cook your Barilla Gluten Free Pasta according to the directions on the box.
- Once the squash is tender (about 20 minutes), turn off the heat.
- Remove the Thyme stems, then use an immersion blender to puree your butternut squash sauce.
- Strain the pasta, then return it to the pan.
- Add the butternut squash sauce to the pan and stir until well combined.
- Serve on a plate or in a bowl with grated Parmesan cheese and parsley for garnish.
