Butternut Squash Pasta with Brown Butter Sage Recipe
Trader Joe's Fall Zucchette Butternut Squash pasta tossed with simple and flavorful brown butter sage. It's simple, fast and delicious. The fun pasta shape is something the kids will love and perfect for fall!
How to Make the Best Butternut Squash Pasta with Brown Butter Sage
This butternut squash pasta with brown butter sage is the perfect celebration of fall flavors in one simple, elegant dish. The brown butter sage sauce is a classic Italian combination that transforms the fun pumpkin-shaped Trader Joe’s pasta into something truly special.
What makes this recipe so fantastic is its simplicity—just a handful of quality ingredients come together to create something restaurant-worthy. The nutty, caramelized notes from the brown butter pair beautifully with the earthy sage, while the fresh nutmeg adds warmth and depth. It’s the kind of dinner that feels like you spent hours in the kitchen when it actually takes just 25 minutes from start to finish.
Perfect for weeknight meals or impressive enough for guests, this dish celebrates seasonal ingredients and proves that the best recipes often come from combining a few quality components the right way. The kids will love the whimsical pasta shape, and everyone will appreciate how delicious and quick it is.
Butternut Squash Pasta with Brown Butter Sage
Trader Joe's Fall Zucchette Butternut Squash pasta tossed with simple and flavorful brown butter sage. It's simple, fast and delicious. The fun pasta shape is something the kids will love and perfect for fall!
Ingredients
Pasta & Sauce
Instructions
Brown Butter Sage Sauce
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. While the water comes to a boil, make your sauce.
- Cut the butter into small, uniform pieces. Heat a stainless steel or light colored pan over medium heat. Melt the butter, stirring very often. The milk fats in the butter will begin to darken (about 3 to 5 minutes).
- As the butter cooks it will start to foam (about 2 to 3 minutes), use a spatula or wooden spoon to drag through the butter to check the color. When the butter foams, add the sage, it may pop a little if there is any moisture. Continue to cook the sage, constantly stirring, until it is dark green (about 1 to 2 minutes).
- Stir in the fresh grated nutmeg and salt. Remove from the heat.
Pasta & Finish
- Cook the pasta according to package directions, before draining remove 1/2 cup of starchy pasta water and set aside.
- Add the hot pasta and apple cider vinegar to the brown butter sage sauce and toss with parmesan cheese. The pasta will absorb a bit of brown butter sage sauce; if you'd like it a bit more saucy, adjust by adding a little starchy pasta water at a time until it's your desired consistency.
- Serve immediately and top with an extra sprinkle of parmesan cheese.