Happy post-Halloween! I hope you all had a fantastic holiday. Ours was… I guess you could say, a little low key. We worked late and then went to the bar at Whole Foods for drinks and dinner. Because these types of activities are actually really fun when you’re an old married couple like we are :). Another thing that’s fun for us – pasta! But not just any pasta – spicy butternut squash pasta!
I’ve been on a butternut squash kick lately, see here and here. For this post, I had originally planed to make a more traditional fall pasta with herbs like sage and rosemary. Then suddenly, we had a streak of sunny warm-ish days here in Chicago, and I craved something bright and zesty instead. I caught a glimpse of this pasta on Bon Appétit and that became my starting point. I’m always craving bright and zesty things (hence the name of our blog), so essentially, this is my perfect fall meal.
I had some beautiful mint from the farmers market and 3 Thai chiles left on our little deck plant, which inspired the rest of the recipe. I made a quick chili-garlic oil that gets tossed onto the pasta with the roasted butternut squash, olive oil, lots of lemon, hazelnuts, and a good bit of tangy feta. If you don’t have Thai chiles, you can use regular red pepper flakes instead… or in addition, if you like things extra spicy. I hope you enjoy this quick weeknight pasta!
If you’re craving more pasta, check out this homemade mac and cheese, linguine, pesto pasta, or roasted vegetable pasta next!
