Pasta With Vegetables

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces fettuccine pasta (i used whole wheat)
• 1/2 cup butter, divided
• 3 cups butternut squash, cut into small cubes
• 6 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram (the original recipe called for 1 1/2 tablespoons sage)
• 1 (5 ounce) package spinach
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in boiling water, according to package directions, drain (reserving 1 cup or so of the cooking water).
• 2 while pasta is cooking, melt 1/4 cup butter in skillet over medium high heat.
• 3 add squash and cook for 6-10 minutes or until almost tender.
• 4 stir in mushrooms, marjoram and remaining butter (i really think this butter can be cut down considerably and still come out wonderful); sautéing for another 8-10 minutes or until mushrooms are soft and squash is tender.
• 5 stir in spinach, cooking 2-4 more minutes.
• 6 stir in 1/2 cup of cheese.
• 7 in a large bowl toss pasta with vegetables, adding some of the reserved pasta water if necessary.
• 8 sprinkle with remaining cheese, toss.