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Butternut squash sausage bake!
Butternut squash sausage bake—perfect fall dish with a saucy white wine sauce.
Ingredients
For the veggies
- 3 cups butternut squash (cubed)
- 2 cups cauliflower florets
- 1 shallot (thinly sliced)
- extra-virgin olive oil
- Italian seasoning
- salt
- black pepper
White wine sauce
- 1 1/2 lbs Italian sausage (ground)
- 3/4 - 1 cup dry white wine
- 2 tbsp sage (finely chopped)
- 3 - 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- red pepper flakes
- salt
- black pepper
- 1 can coconut cream
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
Topping
- Parmesan cheese (topping)
- 1/2 cup mozzarella
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 425°F.
- 2
In a 9x13-inch baking dish toss the vegetables and seasonings together.
- 3
Drizzle with olive oil and mix well.
- 4
Bake for 30 minutes.
- 5
While that is baking, cook your Italian sausage in a skillet over medium heat, breaking it up, until no longer pink. Drain most of the grease if there is a lot.
- 6
Pour in the wine and cook down for 3 minutes.
- 7
Add chopped sage, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper, cook for 1 minute.
- 8
Add your coconut cream, mix until well combined.
- 9
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for a few minutes.
- 10
Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan.
- 11
Reduce oven temperature to 350°F after veggies are done.
- 12
Pour the sausage white wine sauce over the roasted vegetables and gently stir to combine.
- 13
Top with Parmesan and mozzarella.
- 14
Bake for about 20 minutes, then broil for 3–5 minutes to brown the cheese on top!
- 15
Rest for 10 minutes before serving.
- 16
Plate, top with small sage leaves and enjoy!