How to Prepare Delicious Cheesy Bacon and Butternut Squash Pasta Bake

Cheesy Bacon and Butternut Squash Pasta Bake.

You can have Cheesy Bacon and Butternut Squash Pasta Bake using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cheesy Bacon and Butternut Squash Pasta Bake

1. It's 700 g of butternut squash, diced.
2. Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
3. It's 300 g of dried pasta - fusilli, macaroni, congliche, bowties etc.
4. You need 150 g of grated mature cheddar.
5. You need 50 g of cream cheese.
6. It's of some reserved pasta water.
7. It's 6 rashers of streaky bacon.
8. Prepare to taste of black pepper.

Cheesy Bacon and Butternut Squash Pasta Bake instructions

1. Preheat the oven to gas 6 / 200C / 400F and line a roasting tin with foil.
2. Spread out the squash, drizzle with the oil and roast for 30 minutes until tender.
3. Before the squash finishes roasting, cook the pasta as per the packet instructions.
4. Fry the bacon and garlic until crispy.
5. Put the squash in a blender with the grated cheese (keep a handful back for topping) and the cream cheese.
6. Puree with enough of the reserved pasta water to make a smooth sauce.
7. Season to taste with black pepper.
8. Drain the pasta then pour the squash sauce over it and gently mix to coat.
9. Pour into an ovenproof dish and top with the remaining cheese.
10. Bake in the oven (same temperature) until the cheese melts on top, then serve with salad or green vegetables..