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Creamy Butternut Squash Orzo with Sausage

Name: Creamy Butternut Squash Orzo with Sausage
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 12 oz Italian sausage (casings removed (I used 3 sausage links); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 cup heavy cream; 1/2 cup chicken broth; 1 cup butternut squash puree; 3 cloves garlic (minced); 10 oz orzo (uncooked); 2 tablespoons fresh sage (chopped); 2 tablespoons fresh thyme; salt and coarsely ground black pepper (to taste)

4 servings

份量

20 minutes

活動時間

40 minutes

總時間

開始烹飪

食材

12 oz Italian sausage (casings removed (I used 3 sausage links)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 cup heavy cream

1/2 cup chicken broth

1 cup butternut squash puree

3 cloves garlic (minced)

10 oz orzo (uncooked)

2 tablespoons fresh sage (chopped)

2 tablespoons fresh thyme

salt and coarsely ground black pepper (to taste)

步驟

Cook sausage

Remove the sausage from casings, and slice the sausage. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium heat in a large, high-sided skillet.

Add sliced sausage and cook on medium heat for about 4 minutes on one side, without turning, to get the sausage slices browned. Flip over to the other side and cook for 2 more minutes.

Make creamy butternut squash sauce

To the same skillet with sausage, add heavy cream, chicken stock, butternut squash puree, and minced garlic.

Bring the sauce to a boil on medium heat, reduce to low-medium heat, stir everything well. Cook for about 5 or more minutes. Make sure the garlic is cooked to your liking, and the sauce thickens. Cook longer if you would like a thicker sauce. Remove from heat.

While the sauce cooks for 5 or more minutes, cook the orzo as described below.

Cook orzo

Bring a pot of water to boil. Cook orzo according to package instructions. In my case, I cooked orzo al dente for 7 minutes in a pot of boiling water. Remove from heat. Drain but do not rinse.

Assembly

Add cooked orzo to the skillet with creamy butternut squash and sausage. Stir in half of the fresh sage and half of the fresh thyme.

Cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

Season with salt and freshly ground coarse black pepper.

Tip: use your best judgment about the salt. If the sausage is salty enough, you might not need to add any extra salt.

When serving, top with the remaining half of the fresh sage and the remaining half of the fresh thyme.

營養

每份大小

卡路里

822 kcal

總脂肪

54 g

飽和脂肪

24 g

不飽和脂肪

26 g

反式脂肪

膽固醇

146 mg

鈉

758 mg

總碳水化合物

61 g

膳食纖維

4 g

總糖

3 g

蛋白質