Pasta with Butternut Squash and Sage

Name: Pasta with Butternut Squash and Sage
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 4 slices, bacon, halved lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces; 8 large, fresh sage leaves, plus 1 tablespoon minced (see note); 1 , medium butternut squash (about 2 pounds), peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch dice; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter; 6 , scallions, sliced thin (about 1 cup); 1/4 teaspoon, freshly grated nutmeg; 1 teaspoon, sugar; , Salt and ground black pepper; 2 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 pound, penne pasta or other short, tubular pasta; 2 tablespoons, grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving; 4 teaspoons, juice from 1 lemon; 1/3 cup, sliced almonds, toasted

Main Courses
Pasta
Vegetables
Weeknight

By Francisco J. Robert ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2009

The blandness of butternut squash usually gets camouflaged inside ravioli. Our goal was to bump up its flavor to bring it out of hiding.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 55 minutes

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