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Butternut White Bean Pasta Bake with Oat Crumb

Tender pasta and creamy white beans in a velvety blended butternut-sage-style sauce, finished with a crisp, nutty oat and Parmesan crumb.

Butternut White Bean Pasta Bake with Oat Crumb

Ingredients

  • 10 oz280 gPasta, dryshort shape such as penne
  • 2 cups350 gGreat northern or cannellini beans, canned, drained and rinsed
  • 3¼ cups cubed450 gButternut squash, peeledcut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1½ medium150 gYellow onionchopped
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 1⅓ cups300 gVegetable broth
  • 1 cup (240 ml)240 gMilk, 2%
  • 5¾ cups chopped120 gKalestems removed, chopped
  • 2 tbsp30 gOlive oil
  • 2 tsp2 gDried thyme
  • ¼ tsp0.5 gGround nutmeg
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • ⅔ cup50 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • ⅓ cup grated40 gGrated Parmesan
  • ¼ cup chopped30 gWalnutsfinely chopped
  • 12⅔ cups3,000 gWater

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  2. Bring the water to a boil in a large pot, add the pasta and cook 2 minutes less than the package says. Drain and set aside in a large bowl.
  3. In the same pot, heat two-thirds of the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook 5 minutes until soft, then add the garlic and cook 30 seconds.
  4. Add the butternut, vegetable broth and thyme. Cover and simmer 12 to 15 minutes until the squash is very tender.
  5. Transfer the squash mixture to a blender, add the milk, nutmeg, salt, black pepper and one-third of the great northern beans, and blend until smooth to make the creamy sauce.
  6. Add the sauce, the remaining two-thirds of the great northern beans and the kale to the pasta and stir until coated. Spread in the baking dish.
  7. Make the oat crumb: in a small bowl, mix the oats, Parmesan, walnuts and the remaining one-third of the olive oil until the oats are moistened. Scatter over the pasta.
  8. Bake uncovered 25 minutes until bubbling at the edges and the crumb is golden. Rest 5 minutes before serving.

Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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