Name: Smoked Sausage and Butternut Squash Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Uncooked rigatoni pasta - 8 ounces; Hillshire Farm® Rope Smoked Sausage, cut into bias-cut pieces - 8 ounces; Chopped butternut squash - 4 cups; Olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Unsalted butter, divided - 6 tablespoons; Fresh sage leaves, chopped - ¼ cup; Fresh lemon juice - 3 tablespoons; Grated Parmesan cheese - 1 cup; Kosher salt - ½ teaspoon; Black pepper - ½ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Smoked Sausage and Butternut Squash Pasta

1. Uncooked rigatoni pasta 8 ounces

2. Hillshire Farm® Rope Smoked Sausage, cut into bias-cut pieces 8 ounces

3. Chopped butternut squash 4 cups

4. Olive oil 1 tablespoon

5. Unsalted butter, divided 6 tablespoons

6. Fresh sage leaves, chopped ¼ cup

7. Fresh lemon juice 3 tablespoons

8. Grated Parmesan cheese 1 cup

9. Kosher salt ½ teaspoon

10. Black pepper ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Smoked Sausage and Butternut Squash Pasta

1 . Stage

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.

2 . Stage

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Place sausage and squash on a large baking pan. Drizzle with oil; toss to coat.

3 . Stage

Roast in preheated oven for 12 minutes. Toss with 3 tablespoons cubed butter and sage; return to oven for 12-14 minutes, until squash is caramelized and tender.

4 . Stage

Melt remaining butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Toss in pasta, sausage mixture, lemon juice, 3/4 cup of the cheese, salt, and pepper. Serve in shallow bowls topped with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.