Butternut Squash Spaghetti with Blue Cheese and Rosemary Walnuts capitalizes on the beautiful combination of butternut squash, rosemary, walnuts, and blue cheese. It's a fun, quick, and delicious pasta that doesn't need a side dish.
Course Dinner, Main Dish - Pasta, Pizza, Sandwich, Rice, Main Dish - Vegetarian, MM-Blue
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 6
Calories 407kcal
Ingredients
8ouncesspaghetti
1medium butternut squash neck only - about 12 ounces
3tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil
2clovesgarlic thinly sliced
1/2cupchopped walnuts
1/3cupminced rosemary
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1tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil
1/2cupdry white wine
1/2teaspoonKosher salt
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3cupsbaby spinach or baby kale
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2tablespoonssour cream
1tablespoonwhole-grain mustard
2ouncescrumbled blue cheese
Instructions
Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
Peel the squash neck and spiralize for squash noodles; cut into 8-inch lengths.
Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add the garlic, walnuts, and rosemary. Cook, often stirring, until nuts are lightly toasted and garlic is golden brown. Remove the mixture to a bowl.
In the same skillet, heat the tablespoon of olive oil. Add the squash, and toss to coat. Add the wine and salt. Cook covered, until just tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the cooked spaghetti and toss well. Stir in the spinach, then sour cream and mustard. Simmer for 2 minutes. Finally, toss in the walnut mixture and blue cheese.