Vegan Butternut Squash Pasta

Vegan Butternut Squash Pasta is a quick and delicious dish to enjoy on every occasion or on the weekends. It is the perfect and the nutritious dish for all the plant-based eaters.  This pasta is very creamy and saucy and then has all the plant-based ingredients in it.

Ingredients:

• Butternut squash pasta:
• Vegan parmesan 1/3 cup
• Pepper
• Sea salt 1/2 tsp
• lemon juice 1 tbsp.
• Nutritional yeast 1 tbsp.
• Dairy-free milk 3/4 cup
• Butternut squash 1.5 cups
• Vegetable broth 1.5 cups
• Nutmeg 1/8 tsp.
• Red pepper flakes 1/4 tsp.
• Dried thyme 1/2 tsp.
• Garlic 3 cloves
• Onion 1 small
• Olive oil 1.5 tbsp.
• Spaghetti 12 oz.

Crispy sage:

• Sage leaves 10 fresh
• Olive oil 4 tbsp.

Instructions:

1. Turn on the flame and then place a larger pot of water and then add the salt in it and then boil until small bubbles appear.
2. Then cover it and set it aside.
3. To make the crispy sage, take a large pan and add the olive oil and then the sage leaves and then fry it for at least 20 seconds on each side ( make sure not to brown the leaves).
4. Remove it on the paper towel to remove the extra absorbed oil from it.
5. To make the sauce, take the same pan add the sliced onions, and then saute them for a few minutes, and then season it with the salt in it.
6. Now it turns to add the thyme, nutmeg, red pepper flakes and then the garlic and then saute them also for 1 minute.
7. Add the vegetable broth to the pan and then add the salt, pepper, and cubed squash and mix them perfectly.
8. Now cover the pan and simmer on the low flame until the squash becomes tender.
9. Take another large pot and the boil water in it for the pasta.
   when the water boils, add in the spaghetti and boil until it becomes tender and remove the water and then add the oil to prevent sticking.
10. Now add all the ingredients from the pan and then additionally add the nutritional yeast, lemon juice, and vegan milk.
11. Blend the mixture until its texture becomes smooth and light.
12. Now shift the mixture again in the pan and then season it accordingly.
13. Add in the pasta and then combine perfectly for 2 to 3 minutes.
14. Now add the vegan parmesan and the fried sage leaves over the top and then it is ready for serving.

Nutritional Facts:

Calories: 480

Protein 13g

Carbohydrates 67g

Fat 12g