Butternut Squash and Sausage Penne is an easy weeknight dinner recipe and tasty enough for entertaining!
Years and years and years ago when I started this blog, this Butternut Squash and Sausage Penne was the first recipe I ever shared. Of course way back then I took pictures of it with my phone in harsh fluorescent light and the pictures did it no justice. This past weekend when I was making it I decided to rephotograph it and share it again (I took the old post down a while back) so that you all could see just how tasty it is!
This is one of my favorite recipes-I love butternut squash and it goes perfectly with the sage sausage and white wine sauce. It’s very easy to make whgich makes it perfect for weeknights but I think it’s special enough for entertaining. When we were first married it was my go-to special occasion dinner (nowadays I opt for something that bakes in the oven so I’m not so busy in the kitchen, we learn and get wiser right?)
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Ingredients
- olive oil
- butternut squash
- Italian sausage
- garlic
- dry white wine
- chicken broth
- salt
- ground black pepper
- penne pasta
- parmesan cheese as desired
Step by step
- Heat a large pan over high heat and add the olive oil. Swirl the pan to coat the bottom before adding cubed squash.
- Cook the squash 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally until browned. Transfer to a bowl.
- Lower heat to medium-high and add sausage. Cook 7-8 minutes until well cooked, breaking up until crumbled.
- Stir in the garlic and cook 1 minute. Add white wine and stir constantly, scraping bottom of pan to loosen browned sausage. Simmer 1-2 minutes and return squash to pan.
- Add chicken broth. Heat to a boil then reduce heat to simmer.
- Cook about 15 minutes or until squash is very tender.
- While sauce is cooking prepare penne according to box instructions.
- When pasta is finished toss with sauce mixture and garnish with Parmesan cheese.
Can I Substitute the White Wine in this Penne Recipe?
Yes! Feel free to substitute the white wine for an equal amount of chicken broth for the deglazing step of the recipe.
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- Chicken, Bacon and Sun Dried Tomato Pasta
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Butternut Squash & Sausage Penne
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: pasta
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Description
Butternut Squash and Sausage Penne is an easy weeknight dinner recipe and tasty enough for entertaining!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded & cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 ⅓ pounds sage Italian sausage
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 1 cup chicken broth
- salt, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 pound penne pasta
- shredded parmesan cheese as desired
Instructions
- Heat a large pan over high heat and add the olive oil. Swirl the pan to coat the bottom before adding cubed squash.
- Cook the squash 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally until browned. Transfer to a bowl.
- Lower heat to medium-high and add sausage. Cook 7-8 minutes until well cooked, breaking up until crumbled.
- Stir in the garlic and cook 1 minute.
- Add white wine and stir constantly, scraping bottom of pan to loosen browned sausage.
- Simmer 1-2 minutes and return squash to pan.
- Add chicken broth. Heat to a boil then reduce heat to simmer.
- Cook about 15 minutes or until squash is very tender.
- While sauce is cooking prepare penne according to box instructions.
- When pasta is finished toss with sauce mixture and garnish with Parmesan cheese.
Keywords: squash and sausage penne
Molly McDonald says
Looks delicious! Could I use all chicken broth and omit the white wine?
Melissa Riker says
Yes, absolutely you can substitute chicken broth for the white wine, I’ll update the recipe to reflect that Molly!
Molly Elizabeth McDonald says
Perfect! Thank you so much :).
Melissa says
Delicious!
★★★★★