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Butternut Squash and Kale Fusilli Pasta with Ricotta and topped with Fried Sage and Parmesan The veggie recipes come courtesy of Robert Lupo, one of our favorite Southern chefs. He cooked in the kitchen of beloved Decatur, Georgia, restaurant Leon's Full Service, and founded the vegetarian-focused supper club West Sherrywood. See great recipes for Fried Butternut Squash too!.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook butternut squash and kale fusilli pasta with ricotta and topped with fried sage and parmesan using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Butternut Squash and Kale Fusilli Pasta with Ricotta and topped with Fried Sage and Parmesan:

1. Take water, divided
2. Get small butternut squash, peeled and diced
3. Prepare olive oil, divided
4. Take Kosher salt to taste
5. Prepare Black pepper to taste
6. Take fusilli pasta
7. Get kale, washed and roughly chopped
8. Get pasta water
9. Take whole-milk ricotta cheese
10. Make ready crushed red pepper flakes
11. Get unsalted butter
12. Get sage leaves, roughly chopped
13. Take Parmesan, shaved

Meaty mushrooms and cruciferous kale make the filling, in between layers of fresh mozzarella and lasagna noodles. Topped with beautifully fried sage (highlighting another warm flavor in the filling), this lasagna is. This Butternut Squash Pasta is easy to make and the ultimate cozy meal! Loaded with silky pasta, caramelized cubes of butternut squash, crunchy walnuts, a brown butter sauce and dollops of ricotta, this pasta recipe packs tons of flavor!

Instructions to make Butternut Squash and Kale Fusilli Pasta with Ricotta and topped with Fried Sage and Parmesan:

1. In a medium-large saucepot over medium-high heat, add 4 cups of water. While waiting for water to boil, place a large sauté pan over high heat and add squash, 2 cups water and half of the olive oil. Cook the squash for 10-12 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated. Season with salt and pepper, remove the squash from the pan and reserve.
2. When the water comes to boil, add pasta while stirring, and cook over high heat for 6-8 minutes or until tender. About 30 seconds before the pasta is cooked through, add the kale to the pot, and submerge the greens in the water to wilt. Before draining, remove 2 tablespoons of pasta cooking water and reserve. Drain the pasta and kale in a colander and reserve.
3. In a large kitchen mixing bowl, add ricotta, crushed red pepper flakes, reserved pasta water and butter. Stir to combine and reserve.
4. In a large sauté pan over medium heat, add remaining olive oil, then add sage. Cook for 1-2 minutes, remove from pan with a slotted kitchen spoon, and season with a pinch of salt. Over medium heat in the same pan, combine the pasta, kale and squash and incorporate while stirring. Cook just long enough to warm. Remove from heat and add mixture to the mixing bowl of cheese. Stir to combine all ingredients.
5. Divide the pasta between two plates, then top with fried sage and Parmesan. Enjoy!

Serve the pasta in individual bowls topped with fried sage, more black pepper and shaved Parmesan/Pecorino and/or smoked salt, if desired. Make sure there's no clumps of cheese. Now, add in the squash and stir gently to combine. Heat the olive oil in a large pan. Add the butternut squash, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes.

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