Ingredients
>
1 (14 oz) pkg Nature's Promise® Organic Butternut Squash
>
2 tbsp butter, melted
>
1 (16 oz) box fusilli pasta
>
1 (5 oz) pkg baby spinach
>
1 (16 oz) pkg Nature's Promise® Mild Italian Chicken Sausage
Steps
1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil on high. Cut the butternut squash chunks into even pieces. Add to pot and cook 10–12 min., until soft. Using a slotted spoon, transfer butternut squash from pot to blender. Add the butter, salt, and pepper to blender. Purée until smooth.
2
Meanwhile, add the fusilli to boiling water and cook according to package directions. Place the baby spinach in a colander in the sink. Reserve ½ cup cooking liquid, then drain pasta in colander, pouring over spinach to wilt. Return fusilli and spinach to pot.
3
Meanwhile, remove casings from sausage. To a greased 12-inch nonstick skillet on medium-high, add sausage. Cook until sausage is browned, 6–8 min., stirring and breaking up sausage with back of spoon.
4
When pasta and spinach are drained, return to pot on medium-high. Add sausage and butternut squash mixture. Add the pasta water, 2 tbsp at a time, until sauce is thickened. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Tips
Garnish with grated Parmesan, if desired.
