Butternut, spinach & tahini pasta

Name: Butternut, spinach & tahini pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 golden butternut squash, peeled and diced into, 1.5cm cubes; 350 g conchiglie rigate; 2 tbsp tahini; 2 clove/s garlic, roughly chopped; ½ lemon, juice; 5 tbsp olive oil; 2 115g packs baby spinach; 40 g Parmigiano Reggiano, grated, to serve (or vegan hard cheese); 4 sprig/s thyme, leaves only, roughly chopped; 2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted

A lovely simple pasta dish, perfect for a tasty and nourishing mid-week dinner.

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Serves4
CourseMain meal
Prepare15 mins
Cook30 mins
Total time45 mins

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Ingredients

1 golden butternut squash, peeled and diced into, 1.5cm cubes
350g conchiglie rigate
2 tbsp tahini
2 clove/s garlic, roughly chopped
½ lemon, juice
5 tbsp olive oil
2 115g packs baby spinach
40g Parmigiano Reggiano, grated, to serve (or vegan hard cheese)
4 sprig/s thyme, leaves only, roughly chopped
2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted

Method

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and rest a colander or steamer above the water level and add the butternut squash. Cover and cook for 30 minutes. Add the pasta to the water beneath for the final 12 minutes (keeping the lid on) then drain, reserving a cup of the cooking water. Return the pasta to the pan, off the heat. Set the butternut squash aside.
In batches, add the butternut squash to a blender (or use a stick blender) and blend with the tahini, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and 5 tbsp pasta cooking water.
Add this mixture to the pan of pasta together with the spinach and return to a low heat to warm through, adding more of the reserved pasta water to loosen, if needed. Season with plenty of coarsely ground black pepper and stir through most of the thyme leaves and about half of the cheese and pine nuts. Divide between four bowls and top with the remaining cheese, pine nuts and thyme.