Acorn Squash Pasta Sauce

It feels like Fall with this sweet and creamy acorn squash pasta sauce. This recipe is an easy one that I quickly made up for dinner this past week. While good as is, it can also be tweaked after blending with whatever spice you are feeling like. Just toss the sauce with a box of pasta and a cup of peas and you have yourself a delicious and healthy pasta meal. You may want to checkout my butternut squash mac & cheese recipe too.

This is after I flipped it when it was done cooking. I cooked it flesh down.

I used a box of GF **Jovial Mafalda Pasta**; it paired really well with the sauce. The plain looking cabbage salad that I ate prior to the pasta was actually a good one with thinly sliced onion, jalapeno, and a tahini, maple, ginger, lime dressing. Maybe I’ll write up a recipe for that one too. However, a simple mixed green or kale salad would be a much better salad taste-wise to pair with the pasta flavors. I was just feeling the cabbage salad this night. 🙂

Ingredients

1 acorn squash

1/3 yellow onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, chopped

1/3 jalapeno, diced – optional, but I used

3/4 cup almond milk

1/8 tsp cayenne

1/4 tsp ground mustard

3/4 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp Himalayan or sea salt to start, more to taste & top when serving

pinch ground pepper

Method

Cut squash in half, scoop out the seeds, and bake skin side up/flesh down on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for about 40 minutes until the squash is fully cooked and soft.

Sauté the onion, garlic, and jalapeno in a small sauce pan on the stovetop for about 10 minutes. Set aside until ready to blend with the sauce.

Meanwhile cook a box of pasta and a cup of frozen peas. I generally cook these in the same pot for ease and it always works out.

Once the squash is ready, carefully scoop out the flesh and add to a high speed blender. Add in 3/4 cup almond milk, 1/8 tsp cayenne, 1/4 tsp ground mustard, 3/4 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp salt to start, and a pinch of salt. Blend until creamy. You may need a tamper to help with blending. Taste and adjust any seasonings you wish.

Toss the sauce with the pasta and peas and enjoy immediately!

How To Make Delicata Squash Fries

Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese

Pin It To Share It – Acorn Squash Pasta Sauce:

Find me many days @herhealthystyle on Instagram

This post contains affiliate links, which means I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. I am only featuring items I love. As an amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you so much for your support! See my full disclosure.