One phrase to explain this recipe? GENIUS. Okay, and wonderful, luxurious, creamy, tacky, all the issues.

A couple of weeks in the past an thought popped into my head: what if I might cook dinner pasta utilizing one among my favourite soups? Seems a soup and broth base makes for an extremely simple pasta bake loaded with wealthy brown butter, herbs, and melty cheese.

Thus, this glorious brown butter, ricotta & butternut squash baked bucatini was born! My favourite half about this recipe (in addition to the superb fall flavors) is how simple it’s to make. You actually add raw bucatini to your pan (sure, raw!), layer within the veggies and spices, pour in creamy butternut squash soup and broth, and cheese it to your hearts want.

I couldn’t cease sneaking bites after I examined it out and my total household devoured it proper up. That is assured to be one among your new favourite fall dinners, and would possibly simply make the proper distinctive vacation principal dish, too!

Every part you’ll must make this butternut squash baked bucatini

Tender pasta, creamy butternut squash, herbs, spices, and layers of deliciously melty cheese. This pasta bake really has all of it. Right here’s what you’ll must make it:

• Butter: oh yeah, we’re browning the butter, child! Browned butter will get stirred proper into the pasta earlier than baking. You’ll additionally want some butter for the bread crumb topping.
• Pasta: I really like utilizing bucatini on this recipe as a result of the noodles are a little bit thicker than spaghetti. Bucatini noodles are additionally hole, so that you get further saucy goodness in every chew.
• Veggies & herbs: you’ll want recent garlic, yellow onion, recent sage, thyme, scrumptious cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice, plus some purple pepper flakes (when you like a little bit warmth).
• Butternut squash: we’re really stirring butternut squash SOUP into this pasta dish to assist cook dinner it and provides it that scrumptious fall taste! I used Pacific Meals Creamy Butternut Squash Soup and it was excellent.
• Broth: you’ll additionally want vegetable broth or water to assist the pasta cook dinner whereas it bakes.
• Sweetener: a little bit brown sugar or pure maple syrup brings out the sweetness of the butternut squash soup.
• Cheese: that is the place issues get actual good. We’re including ricotta cheese together with mozzarella and sharp cheddar cheese for plenty of tacky taste (and an epic cheese pull alternative). I additionally like including a little bit parmesan for saltiness. See under for different enjoyable choices!
• For the bread crumbs: you’ll want butter, sage leaves, panko bread crumbs, and salt for the toasty, herby bread crumb topping.

Can I make it gluten free?

Certain! Merely use your favourite gluten free pasta noodle, together with gluten free bread crumbs (or you possibly can omit the bread crumb topping).

Customise this baked butternut squash pasta

There are significantly countless methods to make this baked butternut squash bucatini your individual! Listed here are some concepts to get you began:

• Add veggies. For a lift of veggies, I like to recommend stirring in recent spinach, kale, and even sauteéd mushrooms whenever you fold the cheese in.
• Strive a protein. You can additionally fold in spicy Italian sausage, hen sausage, cooked, chopped bacon, and even cooked, shredded hen (or leftover turkey!). Be at liberty to serve these on the aspect, too, in fact.
• Decide your cheese. I really like the combo of mozzarella and sharp cheddar cheese, however gouda or spicy cheddar could be fabulous!
• Select your pasta form. As I discussed, I selected bucatini as a result of the form is ideal for sopping up all the sauce and cheese, however you possibly can have enjoyable with different shapes like fusilli al buco, or shorter pastas like ziti, cavatappi, rigatoni, and so forth.

How you can brown butter

The brown butter provides probably the most unimaginable, wealthy, barely nutty taste to this butternut squash pasta bake and is simpler to make than you assume! Get all of my suggestions and tips for browning butter in this publish and prepare so as to add it to actually all the things.

Butternut squash baked bucatini made in a single pan

1. Brown the butter. Begin by browning the butter in a medium pan on the stovetop. As soon as it offers off that scrumptious nutty aroma (and begins to brown) take away it from the warmth and set it apart.
2. Prep the pasta. Add the raw (sure, raw!) bucatini to a 9×13-inch baking dish with veggies and herbs. Pour the cooled brown butter into the pan and gently toss all the things collectively.
3. Make the sauce. Whisk collectively the butternut squash soup, broth, ricotta, and brown sugar, then pour it over the pasta together with the comfortable spices and toss to evenly coat it.
4. Bake, then cheese. Bake the pasta uncovered for half-hour, and whereas it’s baking, stir collectively the mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Take away the pasta from the oven, stir in a number of the cheese combination, and sprinkle the remaining cheese on high. Bake it once more till it’s barely golden on high, then add parmesan when you’d like.
5. Make the bread crumbs. Soften butter in your unique pan, then fry up these recent sage leaves. Stir within the panko bread crumbs and salt till all the things is sweet and golden.
6. High & devour. Serve the pasta bake and high with the toasted sage bread crumbs, further purple pepper flakes, and flaky sea salt when you’d like!

What to serve with this baked butternut squash bucatini

Storing & freezing suggestions

• To retailer: retailer any leftover butternut squash pasta bake in hermetic containers within the fridge for as much as 3-5 days. To reheat merely achieve this in a microwave protected dish with a splash of broth or water.
• To freeze: add leftover bucatini to reusable freezer-friendly baggage or hermetic glass containers and freeze for as much as 3 months. When able to serve, let the pasta bake thaw within the fridge in a single day earlier than reheating within the microwave.

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I hope you like this butternut squash baked bucatini! Should you make it you’ll want to depart a remark and a ranking so I understand how you favored it. Get pleasure from, xo!

Brown Butter, Ricotta & Butternut Squash Baked Bucatini

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time 1 hour hour

Whole Time 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes

ServesServes 8 servings

Scrumptious butternut squash baked bucatini with wealthy brown butter, creamy ricotta, and layers of melted cheese. This simple baked butternut squash pasta cooks multi function pan and is nice for including your favourite veggies or proteins. High with toasted sage bread crumbs and benefit from the excellent fall-inspired pasta bake!

Components

• For the pasta:
• 6 tablespoons salted butter
• 1 pound bucatini
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped sage leaves
• 1 tablespoon recent thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• Freshly floor black pepper, to style
• Non-obligatory: ½ teaspoon purple pepper flakes
• 3 cups pre-made butternut squash soup (I used Pacific Meals Creamy Butternut Squash Soup)
• 2 ½ cups vegetarian broth (or sub water)
• ½ heaping cup whole-milk ricotta cheese
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar or pure maple syrup
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ginger
• ¼ teaspoon allspice
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese (or sub gouda)
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese (or sub gouda or extra mozzarella)
• Non-obligatory: ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
• For the sage breadcrumbs:
• 2 tablespoons salted butter
• 2 sage leaves, very finely chopped
• ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 375 levels F.

• Brown the butter: Place a medium pan over medium warmth and add 6 tablespoons butter. The butter will start to soften, crackle, after which finally foam. Be sure you stir continually throughout this course of. After about 5 minutes, the butter will start to brown and switch a pleasant golden amber coloration on the underside of the saucepan, this normally occurs proper when it foams. Proceed to whisk and take away from warmth as quickly because the butter begins to brown and provides off a nutty aroma. Put aside.

• Put together pasta dish: Add raw bucatini, garlic, onions, sage, thyme, salt, pepper and purple pepper flakes (if utilizing) to a 9×13 inch baking pan. Pour cooled brown butter over the pasta, ensuring to scrape any extra bits off the button of the pan, then use your fingers or tongs to toss the pasta and veggies with the brown butter.

• In a medium bowl, whisk collectively the butternut squash soup, broth, ricotta and brown sugar (or maple syrup), cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice. Pour over the pasta and toss once more utilizing tongs to evenly coat the pasta with the sauce.

• In a medium bowl, stir collectively mozzarella and cheddar cheeses.

• Bake uncovered for half-hour then take away from the oven, and stir ½ cup of the cheese combination. Sprinkle remaining 1 ½ cups cheese combination on high of the pasta. Bake once more for 20-25 extra minutes till the highest is barely golden brown. Take away from the oven and garnish with parmesan cheese, if desired.

• Make the toasted sage breadcrumbs: In the identical medium nonstick pan you used earlier, add in 2 tablespoons of butter and place over medium warmth. As soon as the butter begins to soften, add within the sage leaves and fry till good and crispy, about 2 to 4 minutes. After the sage is sweet and crispy, add within the panko breadcrumbs and salt, stirring continuously till the breadcrumbs are good and golden brown, about 2 to 4 extra minutes.

• Serve pasta instantly. High with toasted sage breadcrumbs and further purple pepper flakes & a pinch of flaky sea salt, if desired. Serves 6-8.

Recipe Notes

I recommend serving this with hen sausage or a spicy italian sausage on the aspect for further protein!
See the total publish for suggestions, tips & methods to customise this pasta bake!

Diet

Serving: 1servingEnergy: 498calCarbohydrates: 57.1gProtein: 16.7gFats: 22.8gSaturated Fats: 13.7gFiber: 3.1gSugar: 5g