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Butternut Squash Sauce and Roasted Veggies
Turn your fresh butternut squash into this Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce. It's filled with healthy plant-based ingredients and topped with roasted veggies. It's the perfect fall meal!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 582 kcal
Course:
Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 package of rice noodles
- ½ of a small butter squash, cut into ½ inch cubes
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 1 cup of full-fat coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon of turmeric
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- Pinch of black pepper
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 cups of frozen chopped broccoli
- 1 teaspoon of soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar
Instructions
- Boil water and cook rice noodles according to package instructions.
- Steam butternut squash and carrots until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Place tender butternut squash, carrots, coconut milk, turmeric, salt, and pepper in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
- In a large pan over medium-high heat, heat oil and saute onion and garlic until onions are tender and translucent. Add frozen broccoli and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add soy sauce and sugar and cook for about 7 minutes.
- Add cooked noodles and creamy butternut squash to the pan and stir until well-combined.
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Notes
- Adjust the consistency. Depending on preference, you may prefer your sauce thinner. If so, add 2 tablespoons of vegetable broth at a time until your desired consistency is reached.
- Reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water. Adding the reserved pasta water when mixing the pasta and pasta sauce together helps the pasta sauce to stick to the pasta.
- Use ripe butternut squash. Ripe butternut squash is sweeter and more flavorful than unripe butternut squash. When browsing the produce section, choose a butternut squash that has a beige color with no green patches. It should also feel heavy for its size.
Nutrition Information
Calories
582kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
93g
(31%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Sodium
701mg
(29%)
Potassium
1029mg
(29%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
20460IU
(409%)
Vitamin C
87mg
(97%)
Calcium
141mg
(14%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 582
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 582kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 93g | 31% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Sodium | 701mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 1029mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 20460IU | 409% |
| Vitamin C | 87mg | 97% |
| Calcium | 141mg | 14% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.