Penne with Butternut Squash and Feta
 
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Simple pasta dish with butternut squash, spinach, feta and olives.
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small butternut squash (2lbs-ish),
  • 1.5 tsp dried mint
  • 1.5 tsp chili flakes
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 1 cup feta, cubed
  • ½ cup kalamata olives
  • ½ lb wholegrain penne pasta (or another pasta of your choosing)
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
Method
  1. Preheat oven to 200C/400F
  2. Peel and deseed the squash, cut into 1 inch bite size chunks
  3. Toss squash chunks with olive oil, mint, chili flakes and oregano in a baking dish
  4. Roast squash until tender, about 25 minutes, then remove from oven
  5. While the squash is roasting, cook pasta according to package instructions, drain and set aside.
  6. Add the spinach to the baking dish immediately, and with a wooden spoon toss (with gusto!) until the spinach starts to wilt
  7. Add olives and feta, and toss for another minute
  8. Add the pasta to the dish and mix until everything is evenly combined, if the mixture looks a little dry add another glug of olive oil
  9. Add salt and pepper to taste (although, I think the feta and olives give enough salty flavour), and serve into warmed bowls
Recipe by Emma's Little Kitchen at https://www.emmaslittlekitchen.com/penne-with-butternut-squash-and-feta/