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Name: Pasta With Sausage, Squash and Sage Brown Butter
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 1 pound Orecchiette or Penne; 1 pound Hot Italian Sausage Links; 2 tablespoons Olive oil; 3/4 pound Butternut squash Cut into 1/2 in cubes; Salt; Pepper; 6 tablespoons Butter; 8 Sage Leaves; 1/2 cup Parmesan

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INGREDIENTS

1 pound Orecchiette or Penne
1 pound Hot Italian Sausage Links
2 tablespoons Olive oil
3/4 pound Butternut squash ; Cut into 1/2 in cubes
Salt
Pepper
6 tablespoons Butter
8 Sage Leaves
1/2 cup Parmesan

INSTRUCTIONS

Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, cook the sausage: In a sauté pan or skillet large enough to hold all the pasta, add the sausage and enough cold water to cover. Set over medium-high heat, then remove from the heat when the water hits a boil, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Transfer the sausage to a cutting board and cut into 1/2-inch coins. Dry out the pan and return it to the stove.

In the same pan, heat the olive oil over high until nearly smoking. Add the sausage and cook, flipping once, until dark brown on both sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the sausage to a paper towel-lined plate, then reduce the heat to medium. Add the squash and a pinch of salt to the pan. Let cook, stirring briefly and scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan, until browned, 5 to 7 minutes.

While the squash is browning, add pasta to boiling water, and cook to al dente according to package directions. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, and drain the pasta.

When the squash is nicely browned, add the butter and sage and cook until the butter is golden, nutty smelling and foaming, just a minute or two, then immediately remove the pan from the heat and add back the sausage.

Add the pasta to the pan and mix with the brown-butter sauce (if the pasta has cooled off quite a bit, return the pan to low heat while you combine everything). Stir in the cheese, then add pasta water as needed to smooth the sauce. Adjust with salt and pepper, and serve with extra Parmesan, if you like.

NOTES

Whether you’re after a night in with your special someone or your sweatpants, this is your pasta: a cozy combination of spicy sausage and squash that’s glossed with nutty, sage-spiked butter and Parmesan. It’s inspired by the cavatelli with sausage and browned sage butter at Frankies 457 Spuntino in Brooklyn — the most ordered dish on dates, according to the owners, but appealing no matter the occasion, according to us. The key to making the dish sing is the unsexy color (brown). You'll want to get a hard sear on the sausage and the squash, and let the butter bubble until brown and toasty. If you’re looking for a vegetarian option, omit the sausage. The meat will be gone, but the comfort won't be.

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Pasta With Sausage, Squash and Sage Brown Butter

1 pound Orecchiette or Penne
1 pound Hot Italian Sausage Links
2 tablespoons Olive oil
3/4 pound Butternut squash Cut into 1/2 in cubes
 Salt
 Pepper
6 tablespoons Butter
8 Sage Leaves
1/2 cup Parmesan

Transfer the sausage to a cutting board and cut into 1/2-inch coins. Dry out the pan and return it to the stove.
In the same pan, heat the olive oil over high until nearly smoking. Add the sausage and cook, flipping once, until dark brown on both sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the sausage to a paper towel-lined plate, then reduce the heat to medium. Add the squash and a pinch of salt to the pan. Let cook, stirring briefly and scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan, until browned, 5 to 7 minutes.

While the squash is browning, add pasta to boiling water, and cook to al dente according to package directions. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, and drain the pasta.
When the squash is nicely browned, add the butter and sage and cook until the butter is golden, nutty smelling and foaming, just a minute or two, then immediately remove the pan from the heat and add back the sausage.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (345g)
Recipe Makes: 4 Servings

Calories: 643
Calories from Fat: 517 (80%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 57.5g	77 %
	Saturated Fat 25.7g	129 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 22.8g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 5.6g
Cholesterol 140.7mg		43 %
Sodium 1107.9mg		38 %
Potassium 610.8mg		16 %
Total Carbohydrate 11.5g		3 %
	Dietary Fiber 1.9g	8 %
	Sugars, other 9.5g
Protein 21.1g		30 %
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Calories per serving: 643

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