Name: Winter Pasta with Brown Butter, Squash, and Arugula
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Butternut squash - peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces - 1 cup; Olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Linguine - 1 (16 ounce) package; Unsalted butter - ½ cup; Garlic, minced - 2 cloves; Pine nuts - ¼ cup; Arugula - 4 cups; Freshly grated Parmesan cheese - 1 cup; Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Winter Pasta with Brown Butter, Squash, and Arugula

1. Butternut squash - peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces 1 cup

2. Olive oil 2 tablespoons

3. Salt ½ teaspoon

4. Ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon

5. Linguine 1 (16 ounce) package

6. Unsalted butter ½ cup

7. Garlic, minced 2 cloves

8. Pine nuts ¼ cup

9. Arugula 4 cups

10. Freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 cup

11. Ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon

12. Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Winter Pasta with Brown Butter, Squash, and Arugula

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Spread squash into a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper over squash; toss to coat.

3 . Stage

Roast in the preheated oven until squash is browned and softened, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and keep warm.

4 . Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 10 to 11 minutes. Drain linguine, reserving 1 cup pasta water.

5 . Stage

Melt butter in a pot over medium heat until bubbling and slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Cook and stir garlic and pine nuts in the brown butter until fragrant, 2 minutes. Add linguine, arugula, 1 cup Parmesan cheese, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and enough pasta water to moisten to the mixture. Toss until Parmesan cheese melts.

6 . Stage

Transfer linguine mixture to serving plates and top with roasted squash and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese.