- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- 2 cups 1/2-inch pieces seeded peeled butternut squash
- 1 cup fresh lima beans, cooked until tender and rained
- 2 cups (or more) chicken or vegetable stock
- 10 ounces penne pasta (3 cups)
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until tender and golden, about 10 minutes. Add garlic, thyme and crushed red pepper and stir 1 minute. Add squash and lima beans and sauté 3 minutes. Add 2 cups broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 6 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain. Return to pot. Add squash mixture to pasta. Toss to blend, adding more broth by 1/4 cupfuls to moisten if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Heather Strout on said:
I’m looking forward to trying this on Monday for Meatless Monday. I might use quinoa pasta for some added protein. Thanks for the suggestion!
Margaux on said:
I just made this tonight and it’s delicious! My only mistake was that when I combined the pasta and squash mixtures, I added the pasta to the squash and it seemed a bit soupy. So then I reread the instructions and ended up removing about 1/2c of the broth and tried to cook the rest of the broth out…so my squash wasn’t as firm as I’d like, but it was a beginners mistake. Hopefully this will prevent someone else from the same thing 🙂