Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta:
This Butternut Squash Pasta recipe is a slightly modified version from my friend Megan Kelly. She has an incredible site Renewing All Things – Biblically Based Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle specializing in neurobiology, healing, and mental health.
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Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta
Prep
Cook
Total
Yield 4 Servings
Ingredients:
14 oz. of Zucchini noodles
1 batch of butternut squash sauce
2 tomatoes diced.
½ head of broccoli in small pieces
1 cup of mushrooms
1/2 cup of grass-fed cheese sprinkled on top.
Instructions:
Step #1: Cook zucchini noodles according to instructions on package.
Step #2: Sate veggies in butter or coconut oil.
Step #3: Make butternut squash sauce (link above)
Step #4: Toss all together and top with grass-fed cheese!
***Nutritional info does not include optional ingredients. ***
***The nutrition info for this recipe is based on the linked ingredients above**
Courses Lunch or Dinner
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cup
Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
Calories 441 | ||
% Daily Value | ||
Total Fat 30 g | 46% | |
Total Carbohydrates 11 g | 4% | |
Dietary Fiber 2 g | 8% | |
Sugars 4 g | ||
Protein 7 g | 14% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Megan’s Comments:
You will love this. Super easy and you can make it your own in so many ways!
All you need is:
- Some kind of gluten free pasta: I love using zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash but will also work with quinoa pasta.
- Get the butternut squash sauce recipe here.
- Whatever veggies you wish!
That is, it! Dinner. Full of vegetables. Using whatever you have in the fridge. My kind of dinner.
Notes: I love sautéing the veggies in ghee or coconut oil with some sea salt. Adding onion and garlic to the veggies mix would also be delicious!
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Dr Jockers Comments:
I grew up eating pasta 2-3 times per week. We know that traditional American pasta is highly inflammatory as it is just processed grains that are high glycemic. This is a grain-free, unique pasta recipe that is awesome!
The butternut squash sauce recipe is loaded with healthy fat sources in the grass-fed butter and coconut milk along with a nutrient rich safe carb in butternut squash. It also contains garlic and turmeric for more antioxidant, anti-inflammatory power.
You can use zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash noodles or even kelp noodles. If you are still consuming grains, you can try brown rice or quinoa pasta, but these are both higher in carbs and more inflammatory.
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