Comfort food…Do you like it? Oh you better believe it!
I thought I would share a simple, quick and hearty pasta dish that you can whip up after a long day at the office, or a cold Sunday afternoon. This is a very rustic dish packed with a great flavor and texture combination.
Feel free to add your favorite vegetables for this dish; there is really no limit as to what you could add for variety.
Ingredients
- Organic Spaghetti
- 1 Acorn Squash
- 1 Medium White Onion
- 2 Tomatoes
- 1 Cup Maple Syrup
- 1 Tbsp. Soy Sauce
- 1 Clove Garlic (crushed)
- 1 Tsp. Black Pepper
- 1 Tsp. Salt
- 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Method
Sauce
- In a medium sauce pan add a touch of olive oil and sautee the garlic.
- Cook gently for 4 minutes, then add maple syrup and soy sauce and bring to a boil.
- Let reduce for 10 minutes on simmer.
Vegetables and Pasta
- Preheat oven to 400 Degrees F.
- Prepare acorn squash and white onion and cut into small chunks, place on lined cookie sheet.
- Drizzle vegetables with olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Add tomatoes to cookie sheet.
- Baste vegetables with the sauce at this point.
- Bake an additional 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and peel squash.
- Cook spaghetti as per directions (reserve 2 Tablespoons of pasta water).
- Once cooked, add pasta back to the cooking pot, toss in the vegetables, pour over the sauce and reserved water.
- Mix gently.
- ENJOY!
Zesty Tip: If at anytime you find your sauces to thin or runny, add a slurry to thicken the sauce. A slurry is a tablespoon of cornstarch or flour to 2 tablespoons of luke warm water. Mix that together without any lumps and add it to the sauce. bring the sauce to a boil and watch it thicken. adjust amounts of starch and water based on the quantity of sauce.
What is your favorite side dish to eat with pasta? Mine has to be fresh bread of any kind. Park me in front of this plate with a slab of homemade bread and zesty is a happy camper.
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Have a great Tuesday, I didn’t forget about your holiday treat – it is still awaiting completion.
Take care
zesty
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I still have never tried acorn squash. Maybe it’s time. Love all the flavors in this recipe.
That sounds delicious!
That looks awesome!!
When I have pasta, i’ve gotta have a salad on the side… comes from growing up and eating at the Olive Garden!
Yum – I bet your kitchen smelled so good!
real delish!!!!!!!!~~~~~~
that look fanastic!
DELIGHTFUL!!!
Favorite side dish with pasta = roasted or sauteed vegetables.
great dish! one of the things I love about pasta and vegetables is that like you said you can add pretty much any of your favorite vegetables! I love the aroma of the veggies cooking, such a great cooking smell!
Maple syrup on pasta! Wow, I never would have thought of that, but it sure looks yummy.
This sounds great. I think I will try it with Butternut Squash (since I have an abundance of it from my mom’s garden!)
This sound soooo good!! *Also, thanks for the tip!
Favorite sidedish with pasta: SALAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never thought to about maple syrup – unusual!
Looks great! Yeah, fresh bread is the best with pasta. I like garlic/herb breads in particular.
Thanks for the shout out, Zesty!
That pasta sounds AMAZING. And I couldn’t have picked a better accompaniment myself – homemade or freshly baked store-bought bread is the BEST! My absolute favorite food – no doubt about it!
The maple syrup with the sweetness of the buttenut squash and the saltiness of the soy sauce sounds wonderful.
This sounds – and looks – delicious!