I had a butternut squash I'd bought as a backup if I couldn't find a melon for my turkey gobbler last week, so I had it lying around. I've only tried to use butternut squash once w/zero success. I made a soup recipe and we hated it. We forced ourselves to eat a bowl and then threw it out. I decided I wanted to work it into pasta, so I started looking at some recipes. I ended up taking an Emeril recipe and a Martha Stewart recipe and combining them.
Here's what I came up with.
1 butternut squash (mine was about 1lb)-peeled and chopped in 1" cubes
1 apple (used gala)--peeled and chopped
4 cloves garlic-skinned but whole
1 shallot-chopped
olive oil
4T heavy whipping cream or 1/2 and 1/2
chicken stock (about 1-2 c)
nutmeg
salt and pepper
sage (I used dry, but fresh would be great)
4-8 T unsalted butter
1 package frozen cheese ravioli
I roasted my squash, garlic, apple, and shallot in olive oil and s&p at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes. Set aside to cool.
I put all the veggies/fruit in my large food processor and began blitzing. I added stock and cream. Then I added sage and nutmeg until I got a "saucy" consistency w/a taste I liked and set aside.
I began my ravioli.
I put my "puree" in a saucepan and started to heat it to dry it a bit. I added my butter (which you could really cut out if you were looking to cut calories, but it makes it so rich and creamy)
I added in a small handful of good parmesan cheese to my sauce.
Then I drained my ravioli and combined.
I served it w/extra cheese and a refrigerated can of french bread (which was so good).
Very nice fall meal. C approved as well.
Monday, November 15, 2010
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