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Cozy and quick: Roasted butternut squash + pesto over pasta

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 1:39 pm
by piedmontfields
"Roasted butternut squash (cubes) + pesto over pasta"

The title says the recipe. If you like meat, add chopped bacon or sausage. It is also nice with a topping of sautéed kale or other greens.

When it is cold, this is one of my favorite recipes! Pistou (French pesto) was put up in the freezer from the summer.

Re: Cozy and quick: Roasted butternut squash + pesto over pasta

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 6:25 pm
by Canyon
Mmm, mmm - sounds good! I love pesto, though I do confess to make it with walnuts rather than more expensive pine nuts (many of which come from China, for some reason.) Pesto is one of many reasons to grow a garden - the joy of my own basil forest!

So I skimmed a few recipes to see the difference between pesto and pistou - no nuts or cheese in pistou?

Does anyone bother to blanch the basil leaves? I never have and wonder if it is worth the effort.

Re: Cozy and quick: Roasted butternut squash + pesto over pasta

Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:22 pm
by piedmontfields
No nuts or cheese in pistou (poor man's pesto!). I find that it is more flexible, as I can add the nut of choice and cheese later if I want to in some recipes. We never blanch the basil leaves--but are generous with olive oil. We typically freeze in small "horse supplement size" containers.

Re: Cozy and quick: Roasted butternut squash + pesto over pasta

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:00 pm
by Koolkat
Variation on a theme, I omit the parsley, more pecans, and use fresh fettucine.

https://www.marthastewart.com/319121/pa ... and-pecans


We have it with spicey habanero pork sausage (guilty pleasure!) from Whole Foods on the side.

Re: Cozy and quick: Roasted butternut squash + pesto over pasta

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:44 am
by Tuddy
Oooh! Definitely trying this!

Re: Cozy and quick: Roasted butternut squash + pesto over pasta

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:30 am
by StraightForward
I don't blanch the basil. I use cashews or macadamia nuts in my pesto because they counteract any bit of bitterness in the basil.

Might have to try this, I have a few squash laying around.