I've never had butternut squash so I was excited to try it! I know, me try a new food? AND be excited about it??? But since this is one of the few fruits and vegetables in season for the fall that I know of, I was pretty excited. When cut up, it smells like pumpkin and the seeds are similar to pumpkin seeds. Therefore I thought it was going to taste like pumpkin, but it didn't-- to my relief! Roasted, the butternut squash tastes like a sweet potato to me-- yummy!
This dish is so delicious and a fall favorite! Keep this recipe in your back pocket! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/penne-with-butternut-squash-and-goat-cheese-recipe/index.html
The other thing I learned with this dish, is how goat cheese can be used as a pasta sauce by itself! I don't know if I've ranted about the wonderfulness about goat cheese before, but it's just soooo great! Plus it's a food I'm sad that I just discovered it's greatness in this past year! Close mindedness kept me from goat cheese....how depressing! It's tangy and creamy and amazing.....mmmmm........ anyways--- with this dish just crumble the goat cheese in the bowl and when the penne is done, the heat from penne and the pasta water will melt the goat cheese to make a fantastic sauce! Someone even asked me what sauce I used.....just goat cheese and pasta water! I only needed a cup of pasta water (and I could've used less), so I don't know why it says put 2 cups aside.
Also, if you don't like onions I would actually recommend leaving them in this dish. Since they are roasted, their flavor and texture are not as strong.
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