Here is a quick, easy and yummy meal for a weekday when you don't have
the time or energy.


Ingredients:


2 tablespoons olive oil
4 oz. pancetta (Italian bacon), chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
1 2-lb. kabocha or butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into1/2”
pieces (about 3 cups)
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
12 oz. fettucine or linguine
1/4 cup finely grated Pecorino, plus shaved for serving



Preparation:



Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pancetta,
reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp,
8–10 minutes. Add sage and toss to coat. Using a slotted spoon,
transfer pancetta and sage to a small bowl; set aside.

Add squash, onion, and garlic to skillet; season with salt and pepper
and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, 8–10
minutes. Add broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until
squash is soft and liquid is reduced by half, 15–20 minutes. Let cool
slightly, then purée in a blender until smooth; season with salt and
pepper. Reserve skillet.
Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring
occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking
liquid.

Combine pasta, squash purée, and ¼ cup pasta cooking liquid in
reserved skillet and cook over medium heat, tossing and adding more
pasta cooking liquid as needed, until sauce coats pasta, about 2
minutes. Mix in ¼ cup Pecorino; season with salt and pepper.

Serve pasta topped with reserved pancetta and sage, shaved Pecorino,
and more pepper.

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On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 12:47:21 PM UTC-8, MummyChunk wrote:
> Here is a quick, easy and yummy meal for a weekday when you don't have
>
> the time or energy.
>

That recipe is neither quick nor easy. It is good, it's a dairy free version of carbonara and I've made it before, but it's not for when you don't have time.

On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:47:21 -0600,
lid (MummyChunk) wrote:

> Here is a quick, easy and yummy meal for a weekday when you don't have
> the time or energy.
>
>
> Ingredients:
>
>
> 2 tablespoons olive oil
> 4 oz. pancetta (Italian bacon), chopped
> 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
> 1 2-lb. kabocha or butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into1/2”
> pieces (about 3 cups)
> 1 small onion, chopped
> 2 cloves garlic chopped
> Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
> 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
> 12 oz. fettucine or linguine
> 1/4 cup finely grated Pecorino, plus shaved for serving
>
>
<snip>
>
> View the attachments for this post at:
> http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.p...3949#268943949

That looks good to me! I'm making butternut squash and black bean
enchiladas (actually an enchilada strata because the tortillas are so
small) tonight... which is inspired by this recipe
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/11/b..._a5y_p=1080643

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

In article >,
lid (MummyChunk) wrote:

> Here is a quick, easy and yummy meal for a weekday when you don't have
> the time or energy.
>
>
> Ingredients:
>
>
> 2 tablespoons olive oil
> 4 oz. pancetta (Italian bacon), chopped
> 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
> 1 2-lb. kabocha or butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into1/2?
> pieces (about 3 cups)
> 1 small onion, chopped
> 2 cloves garlic chopped
> Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
> 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
> 12 oz. fettucine or linguine
> 1/4 cup finely grated Pecorino, plus shaved for serving

How can you justify calling it "carbonara" when it has no eggs?

Not to mention the additions of sage, garlic, and onion.

Isaac

On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:16:30 -0800, isw > wrote:

> In article >,
> lid (MummyChunk) wrote:
>
> > Here is a quick, easy and yummy meal for a weekday when you don't have
> > the time or energy.
> >
> >
> > Ingredients:
> >
> >
> > 2 tablespoons olive oil
> > 4 oz. pancetta (Italian bacon), chopped
> > 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
> > 1 2-lb. kabocha or butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into1/2?
> > pieces (about 3 cups)
> > 1 small onion, chopped
> > 2 cloves garlic chopped
> > Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
> > 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
> > 12 oz. fettucine or linguine
> > 1/4 cup finely grated Pecorino, plus shaved for serving
>
Can you cook? If you can, then why is the name a problem? Either the
recipe appeals to you or it doesn't.



--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:16:30 -0800, isw > wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > lid (MummyChunk) wrote:
> >
> > > Here is a quick, easy and yummy meal for a weekday when you don't have
> > > the time or energy.
> > >
> > >
> > > Ingredients:
> > >
> > >
> > > 2 tablespoons olive oil
> > > 4 oz. pancetta (Italian bacon), chopped
> > > 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
> > > 1 2-lb. kabocha or butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into1/2?
> > > pieces (about 3 cups)
> > > 1 small onion, chopped
> > > 2 cloves garlic chopped
> > > Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
> > > 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
> > > 12 oz. fettucine or linguine
> > > 1/4 cup finely grated Pecorino, plus shaved for serving
> >
> Can you cook?

I like to think so.

>If you can, then why is the name a problem? Either the
> recipe appeals to you or it doesn't.

The name interested me enough to look at it, but then confused me. I was
expecting something fairly similar to the eponymous dish. The only thing
this one has in common is the pancetta.

Isaac