Best Squash Pasta Bake Recipes

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, SAUSAGE, SPINACH & MUSHROOM PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180 fan/gas 6. Whisk together the vinegar and half the olive oil. Put the squash in a roasting tin and toss with the dressing, the chilli and seasoning. Squeeze the sausagemeat out of the skins, roll into small meatballs (you should have about 35). Arrange around the squash and roast for 35-40 mins, turning halfway, until the squash is tender and the meatballs are caramelised.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan over a medium heat, until bubbling. Add the sage and allow to sizzle for a few minutes, or until crisp. Remove using a slotted spoon and set aside on a plate lined with kitchen paper. By this point, the butter should have browned. Stir in the flour and cook for a few seconds, then gradually pour in the milk, whisking continuously until you have a smooth sauce, about 7-10 mins. Add the nutmeg and some seasoning, stir in the parmesan until melted, then stir in the mustard.
• Oil a medium-sized baking dish. Cook the pasta following pack instructions until al dente, then drain and run under cold running water. Heat the remaining oil in a pan over a medium heat and fry the mushrooms with a pinch of salt for a few minutes, until softened and caramelised. Add the garlic, then the greens, stirring until the greens wilt, then add to the white sauce along with the squash, pasta and half the fried sage, adding up to 50ml milk or water if it's too thick.
• Pour into the baking dish, then add the meatballs. Scatter over the remaining sage, the reserved squash seeds, and grate over the extra parmesan. Roast for 25-30 mins, until golden and bubbling. Allow to settle for 10 mins before serving.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH STUFFED PASTA BAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pan.
• Add the butternut squash and salt, and sauté for a few minutes.
• Then add garlic, turkey, Italian seasoning, pepper flakes, and black pepper, and stir until meat is fully cooked.
• Add in spinach and salt until the spinach is wilted.
• In a large bowl, add ricotta, egg, cheese, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Add the cooked squash mixture into the bowl. Mix until evenly blended.
• Cook a box of jumbo shell pasta al dente. Set aside in a bowl covered in olive oil to prevent sticking.
• Heat butter in a medium pan. Once melted, add in flour.
• Cook the flour until it turns light brown.
• Add milk to the pan and stir continuously until the sauce thickens.
• Add a pinch of salt and pepper.
• In a casserole dish, sheet the sauce on the bottom.
• Stuff each jumbo shell pasta with the stuffing and place on top of the sauce.
• Bake at 400°F (200°C) covered for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle parmesan cheese and bake again for 5 minutes until the cheese melts.
• Garnish with parsley.
• Enjoy!

SQUASH PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute squash in oil for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Stir in pasta and spaghetti sauce; heat through. Transfer to a greased 3-cup baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 5-10 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.

NO PASTA "PASTA" BAKE WITH SPAGHETTI SQUASH FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Fill a small baking dish with 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch of water.
• Cut the spaghetti squash in half and place flat side down in the water. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine ricotta, Parmesan, parsley, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper. Use a garlic press to crush the garlic clove and add it to the mixture.
• When the squash is finished cooking, allow it to cool long enough to be handled. Use a fork or spoon to scrape the flesh of the cooked squash. Use long strokes lengthwise and the squash will come out looking much like spaghetti.
• Empty the water out of the baking dish and spray it with fat free cooking spray. Return the squash flesh to the baking dish.
• Combine the ricotta mixture with the squash and spread evenly in the baking dish.
• Spread the spaghetti sauce over the squash and ricotta mixture and spread the mozzarella cheese evenly over the top. Sprinkle more parsley flakes over the top to add color.
• Bake uncovered in the 350 oven for 30 minutes or until the mozzarella begins to bubble and turn brown.
• Allow the dish to cool for 5-10 minutes before eating.

WINTER SQUASH PASTA BAKE WITH COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Roll deli ham and thinly slice; set aside.
• Mix squash, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and salt in a bowl and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm, but tender, about 20 minutes. Turn on the oven's broiler.
• While squash bakes, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water.
• Heat remaining olive oil in an oven-proof skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onions and rosemary until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Add collard greens and cook and stir until they begin to soften, 4 to 5 minutes. Add ham; cook until greens are soft and ham is warmed through, about 5 minutes. Add cooked pasta and 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Slowly add chicken broth and stir. Add pasta water as necessary to achieve a creamy consistency. Add warm squash; season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Place briefly under the broiler until cheese is slightly browned, 2 to 4 minutes.

SQUASH, RICOTTA & SAGE PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Toss the squash together with the olive oil in a roasting tin. Roast the squash for 30 mins until soft and golden. While the squash is roasting, mix the crème fraîche with half the Parmesan, then set aside.
• When squash is ready, leave to cool slightly, then peel the skin away from the flesh. In a separate bowl, beat the ricotta with the chopped sage and remaining Parmesan and fold through the squash with some seasoning, trying not to break it up too much.
• Assemble the bake by spreading a little of the crème fraîche mix over a gratin dish. Then lay some of the lasagne sheets over and splodge some of the ricotta and squash mix over the pasta with more crème fraîche. Use all the ricotta mix to fill the bake, but make sure you keep some crème fraîche for the top. Finally, spread the crème fraîche over the top layer of lasagne, then scatter with the whole sage leaves. The bake can now be frozen; defrost thoroughly before cooking. Bake for 25 mins until bubbling and golden, then serve cut into squares.

SPINACH, BUTTERNUT SQUASH, AND PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. In a shallow roasting pan combine squash and olive oil; toss to coat. Roast squash about 25 minutes or until tender, stirring once. Remove squash from oven; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions; drain andset aside. In a 6-quart Dutch oven melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic; cook about 5 minutes or until onion is tender but not browned, stirring occasionally. Stir in the flour; cook and stir for 1 minute more. Add the milk all at once. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in cheeses until melted. Stir in spinach until wilted. Stir in sage, salt, and pepper. Gently stir in cooked pasta and squash until combined. Transfer pasta mixture to a 3-quart baking dish; cover with foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and top with pine nuts. Bake, uncovered, for 10 to 15 minutes more or until heated through.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In Dutch oven, cook pasta as directed on package, using minimum cook time; drain and return to Dutch oven.
• Meanwhile, cook squash in microwave as directed on package. In 3-quart saucepan, mix cooked squash, milk, broth, 1 cup of the cheese and the butter. Cook over medium heat 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until butter and cheese are melted. Remove from heat; stir in pine nuts, 2 tablespoons sage, the salt and pepper.
• Stir squash mixture into pasta. Spoon into baking dish; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese. Place baking dish on cookie sheet.
• Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned and cheese is melted. Garnish with additional sage.