Mascarpone Butternut Squash Pasta with Pork
An easy, 30-minute favorite! Caramelized squash, ground pork, and mascarpone create a delicious pasta dish, like a comforting hug in a bowl.
Ingredients
- 10.5 ounces pasta
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- ½ butternut squash
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp chili flakes
- 1 ¼ cups chicken broth
- 7 ounces mascarpone at room temperature
- 1 ounce grated Parmesan
Instructions
- Peel the squash and remove the seeds. Cut into slices, then into strips, finally into cubes.
- Heat oil and butter in a large skillet over medium. Add squash and cook until nicely browned, about 5 minutes.
- Add ground pork and break up into pieces. Stir in garlic, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning and chili flakes. Cook for 2 minutes until fragrant.
- Pour in chicken broth, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, cook the pasta al dente in generously salted water. Drain, reserving ½ cup cooking water.
- Add cooked pasta to squash sauce together with mascarpone and parmesan. Toss until combined. Add a splash of cooking water if needed, stir until glossy and creamy.
- Taste and adjust salt and pepper. Serve!
Video
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Nutrition
Serving: 0gCalories: 714kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 33gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 1055mgPotassium: 882mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 10222IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 169mgIron: 3mg
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