Cheesy Bacon and Butternut Squash Pasta Bake
Cheesy Bacon and Butternut Squash Pasta Bake

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The ingredients needed to make Cheesy Bacon and Butternut Squash Pasta Bake:
  1. Take 700 g butternut squash, diced
  2. Get 2 tbsp olive oil
  3. Prepare 300 g dried pasta - fusilli, macaroni, congliche, bowties etc
  4. Get 150 g grated mature cheddar
  5. Take 50 g cream cheese
  6. Take some reserved pasta water
  7. Take 6 rashers streaky bacon
  8. Get to taste black pepper

Cheesy Butternut Squash Pasta with Bacon. I am, admittedly, a huge fan of butternut squash. So a pasta dish centered around the humble gourd is not a hard sell for me. Throw in a bunch of cheese and top with crisp bacon?

Instructions to make Cheesy Bacon and Butternut Squash Pasta Bake:
  1. Preheat the oven to gas 6 / 200C / 400F and line a roasting tin with foil
  2. Spread out the squash, drizzle with the oil and roast for 30 minutes until tender
  3. Before the squash finishes roasting, cook the pasta as per the packet instructions
  4. Fry the bacon and garlic until crispy
  5. Put the squash in a blender with the grated cheese (keep a handful back for topping) and the cream cheese
  6. Puree with enough of the reserved pasta water to make a smooth sauce
  7. Season to taste with black pepper
  8. Drain the pasta then pour the squash sauce over it and gently mix to coat
  9. Pour into an ovenproof dish and top with the remaining cheese
  10. Bake in the oven (same temperature) until the cheese melts on top, then serve with salad or green vegetables.

Add the remaining mixture and cheese. Top with bacon and/or additional green onions if desired. This is a wonderful fall flavored Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese recipe - complete with bacon! This pasta casserole requires a few steps before assembling in the baking dish (as most pasta bakes do!), so it's key to be organized about it or it will. Stir in reserved bacon, roasted squash, cooked pasta and Parmesan cheese.

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