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Pasta with Winter Squash and Pine Nuts Recipe

Pasta with Winter Squash and Pine Nuts Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 lb butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch cubes
12 oz uncooked whole-wheat penne rigate
2 tbsp butter
1/4 cup pine nuts
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tbsp chopped fresh sage
1 tsp sugar
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 cup (4 oz) grated fresh parmesan cheese

Directions:

Cook squash in boiling water to cover in a large saucepan 15 minutes or until tender; drain. Mash squash with a potato masher until smooth.
While squash cooks, cook pasta in a large Dutch oven according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain and return to pan.
Melt butter in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat; add pine nuts and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes or until pine nuts are lightly browned. Remove from heat, and stir in sage.
Stir sugar, salt, and pepper into mashed squash. Stir squash mixture and pine nut mixture into hot pasta. Sprinkle with cheese. Serve immediately.
Young Chefs can:
Add sugar, salt, and pepper to squash
Sprinkle pasta with cheese
Older Chefs can:
Help mash squash
Sauté pine nuts with adult supervision

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	282.92 Kcal (1185 kJ)
Calories from fat	86.83 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	9.65g	15%
Cholesterol	14.33mg	5%
Sodium	367.3mg	15%
Potassium	313.59mg	7%
Total Carbs	43.16g	14%
Sugars	3.91g	16%
Dietary Fiber	5.87g	23%
Protein	9.13g	18%
Vitamin C	16.2mg	27%
Vitamin A	0.8mg	27%
Iron	3mg	16%
Calcium	104.5mg	10%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	189.29 Kcal (793 kJ)
Calories from fat	58.09 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	6.45g	15%
Cholesterol	9.59mg	5%
Sodium	245.75mg	15%
Potassium	209.81mg	7%
Total Carbs	28.87g	14%
Sugars	2.61g	16%
Dietary Fiber	3.93g	23%
Protein	6.11g	18%
Vitamin C	10.8mg	27%
Vitamin A	0.5mg	27%
Iron	2mg	16%
Calcium	69.9mg	10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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savory
bitter
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