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Butternut, feta and garlic spaghetti

GF and craving pasta? This delicious butternut-based dish brings all of the flavour with none of the hassle.

  • Time to make: 50 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 500g butternut squash,
    • peeled and chopped
    • 250g cherry or small mixed tomatoes
    • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (see Cook’s note)
    • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
    • 1 or 2 red chillis, deseeded and sliced (optional)
    • 400g gluten-free pulse spaghetti
    • Big handful parsley, finely chopped
    • 100g baby rocket
    • 50g feta
    • 30g pine nuts, toasted
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a large roasting dish with baking paper. Place pumpkin evenly in dish and bake for 30-40 minutes until cooked through, shaking occasionally and adding tomatoes in the last 10 minutes of cooking. Remove from oven and set aside squash and tomatoes separately.

    2 Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to the boil and cook spaghetti according to packet instructions.

    3 While the pasta is cooking, heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a large non-stick frypan over low heat. Add garlic and chilli if using then cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Watch closely so the garlic doesn’t burn.

    4 Drain the cooked spaghetti, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water. Add the spaghetti to the frypan and stir to coat evenly in oil and garlic. Increase heat to medium and add a little of the pasta cooking water, stirring quickly to make a light sauce. Gently stir through parsley, pumpkin and tomatoes. Remove from heat and stir through rocket, then crumble over the feta and sprinkle pine nuts over top.

    5 Divide among 4 pasta bowls to serve.

    Variations

    Cooks note: Canola oil can be used instead of extra-virgin olive oil.

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