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Try Pesto Fettuccine With Roasted Squash Sauce For A Healthy Family Dinner

<div><p></p><p>Pasta is one of the easiest dinners you can make for your family, but that also means they get bored of it easily. You can put a fresh spin on an old classic - and make it healthier at the same time - by combining pesto fettuccine with a simple sauce made from roasted squash.</p><p></p><p>This recipe adds a lot of vibrant color and flavors to your dish. It's perfect for dinner for two or the whole family, and even your picky eaters will love it because this dish is totally vegetarian.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/01-20-pesto-fettuccine-and-roasted-squash-sauce-760x760.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/01-20-pesto-fettuccine-and-roasted-squash-sauce-760x760_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/01-20-pesto-fettuccine-and-roasted-squash-sauce-760x760_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/01-20-pesto-fettuccine-and-roasted-squash-sauce-760x760_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><h3>Ingredients</h3><p></p><p>Sauce:</p><ul><li>2 pounds of peeled, seeded and cubed butternut squash</li><li>1 tablespoon of olive oil</li><li>1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt</li><li>1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper</li><li>1/2 teaspoon of grated nutmeg</li><li>1 cup and 2 tablespoons of vegetable broth</li><li>1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar </li><li>Salt and pepper to taster</li></ul><p>Pasta:</p><ul><li>Pesto sauce</li><li>250 grams of fettuccine noodles</li></ul><h3>Directions</h3><p>Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. </p><p>Mix the squash in a bowl with olive oil, nutmeg, salt and pepper until all the cubes are seasoned.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still2-8.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still2-8_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still2-8_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still2-8_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still3-9.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still3-9_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still3-9_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still3-9_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still4-12.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still4-12_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still4-12_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still4-12_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still6-7.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still6-7_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still6-7_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still6-7_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still7-9.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still7-9_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still7-9_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still7-9_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Empty the bowl onto a baking tray lined with wax paper and bake until the squash is tender and brown.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still10-11.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still10-11_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still10-11_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still10-11_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Empty the squash into a food processor, adding the vegetable broth and the balsamic vinaigrette. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still11-5.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still11-5_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still11-5_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still11-5_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still12-8.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still12-8_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still12-8_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still12-8_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still13-8.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still13-8_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still13-8_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still13-8_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Puree until the sauce is smooth.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still14-5.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still14-5_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still14-5_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still14-5_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>To make the pasta, heat pesto sauce in a pan and add fettuccine noodles.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still16-3.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still16-3_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still16-3_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still16-3_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still17-6.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still17-6_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still17-6_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still17-6_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still19-4.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still19-4_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still19-4_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still19-4_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Serve the pasta over the sauce. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still20-3.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still20-3_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still20-3_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still20-3_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>This dish already has a lot of great color, but adding a few cherry tomatoes on each plate will really make it pop!</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still1-9.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still1-9_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still1-9_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still1-9_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still1-9_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still1-9_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/still1-9_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="J1VLFla4MD0"></amp-youtube></div></div></div></div>

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