Name: Butternut Squash and Spinach Pasta (V + GF)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Pasta
Ingredients: 2 cups pasta of your choice (I like lentil pasta or brown rice pasta); 1 cup butternut squash (cut into cubes); 2 cups Organicgirl spinach; 1/8 cup pine nuts; 2 tbsp olive oil (plus more for cooking); 1/2 lemon; 1 garlic clove; Himalayan pink salt, pepper & red pepper flakes

Butternut Squash and Spinach Pasta (V + GF)

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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes

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Ingredients

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2 cups pasta of your choice (I like lentil pasta or brown rice pasta)
1 cup butternut squash (cut into cubes)
2 cups Organicgirl spinach
1/8 cup pine nuts
2 tbsp olive oil (plus more for cooking)
1/2 lemon
1 garlic clove
Himalayan pink salt, pepper & red pepper flakes

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
On a roasting tray, add butternut squash, a drizzle of olive oil, salt & pepper. Place in the oven for approximately 30 minutes, until lightly browned.
Add pasta to boiling water and cook for suggested time on package.
In a frying pan, lightly saute spinach in a touch of olive oil, salt & pepper.
Place the pasta, roasted butternut squash, sauteed spinach and pine nuts in a bowl. Drizzle the lemon garlic sauce and red pepper flakes on top. Enjoy!
Lemon garlic sauce: Add 2 tbsp olive oil and 1 garlic clove to a frying pan and lightly saute until garlic is cooked and fragrant. Add the lemon juice, salt & pepper. Mix well to combine.