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Autumn Butternut Squash + Italian Sausage Casserole

  • Author: Mia Swinehart
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 50 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 68 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner

Description

Creamy butternut squash, cauliflower, and Italian sausage casserole!


Ingredients

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For the vegetables:

  • 3 cups cubed butternut squash
  • 2 cups cauliflower florets
  • 1 large shallot, thinly sliced (about 1/3 cup)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

For the white wine sauce:

  • 1.52 lbs ground Italian sausage
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 2 tbsp fresh sage, finely chopped
  • 34 cloves of garlic, minced
  • Red pepper flakes, to taste
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Toppings:

  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella (can sub cheddar)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Grease the bottom of a 9×13” baking dish, then toss all of the vegetables and seasonings together in the baking dish.
  2. Bake vegetables for 30 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, make the sausage white wine sauce. Cook Italian sausage, breaking up, until no longer pink. Drain as much of the grease off as you can.
  4. Pour in white wine and cook down for 3 minutes. Stir in sage, garlic, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute. Add your heavy cream.
  5. Bring sauce to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off heat and stir in parmesan. Set aside.
  6. When vegetables have roasted for 30 minutes, reduce oven temperature to 350.
  7. Pour the sauce and white wine sauce mixture over the vegetables and gently stir to combine. Top with parmesan and mozzarella. Bake for 20 minutes, then broil for 3-5 minutes to brown the cheese (be careful not to burn!). Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving and enjoy!

Gluten Free, Lunch + Dinner, Recipes

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Oct 29, 2024

Autumn Butternut Squash + Italian Sausage Casserole

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  1. Caitlin says:

    I saw this recipe on TikTok and it looked delicious! I saw it this morning and made it for dinner tonight, haha. I doubled the garlic, sage, and used lots of spicy red pepper and a hot Italian sausage. This was absolutely fabulous!

  2. This recipe is absolutely delicious! I followed the recipe exactly and wouldn’t change a thing. I forwarded the recipe to a friend and she made it with sweet potatoes instead of squash because that’s what she had and she said it was soooo good.

  3. Margaret says:

    We enjoyed this recipe. It’s very filling! Next time I’ll increase the vegetables. After roasting they shrunk a bit and I felt I could have increased their amount to stand up to the two pounds of sausage I’d used. My cream sauce didn’t thicken up much, so maybe some crusty bread to help sop it up next time. Great flavors!

  4. Margaret says:

    We enjoyed this recipe. It’s very filling! Next time I’ll increase the vegetables. After roasting they shrunk a bit, and I felt I could have increased their amount to stand up to the two pounds of sausage I’d used. My cream sauce didn’t thicken up much, so maybe some crusty bread to help sop it up next time. Great flavors!

    • Dianne says:

      The dish was easy to make and was absolutely delicious. I would also add more veggies as they shrunk considerably Perhaps adding more veggies would solve the the watery nature of the cream sauce.

  5. Marissa says:

    Oh my goodness this dish is SO delicious. I subbed the Italian sausage for ground beef since that’s what I had, and it was amazing. Great way to get fiber and protein in! The white wine makes a huge difference in the flavor. Highly recommend

  6. Quincey says:

    Made this a week ago, literally the best dish I ever made and ate. Had a lot of leftover squash and cauliflower cut up so planning to make again this week! Such a hearty fall dish and very minimal effort

  7. Quincey says:

    Made this a week ago, literally the best dish I ever made and ate. Had a lot of leftover squash and cauliflower cut up so planning to make again this week! Such a hearty fall dish and very minimal effort.

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