Baked Pasta with Squash
Description
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Grease a baking dish with oil. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, season with salt and pepper. Cover with a lid and cook until the onion becomes soft, about 15 minutes. Remove the lid and increase the heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring, until the onion is browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon of rosemary. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water for 2 minutes less than the package instructions. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the cooking liquid, then drain the pasta and return it to the pot. Add the squash puree and the reserved cooking liquid to the onion mixture and cook for 2 minutes. Mix the squash mixture and 1/2 cup of Parmesan into the pasta. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Combine the bread cubes with the remaining Parmesan, rosemary, and oil, season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle this mixture over the pasta and bake until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.