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Venison with Butternut Squash, Pasta and Kale

Posted By On November 28, 2012 @ 11:04 am In Main Dishes,Meat, Poultry and Seafood,Pasta

Ingredients

  • 3 cups butternut squash, cubed and peeled (about 1/2-inch cubes)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 8 ounces of dry pasta, such as bowties or corkscrews
  • 2 cups chopped kale (coarse middle stem removed)
  • 2 slices bacon, chopped up
  • 1 pound ground venison
  • 1 medium onion, chopped coarsely
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/2 cup beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • Dash of hot pepper sauce

Directions

Serve with shredded cheese, your favorite Preheat oven to 400°. Mix the squash and olive oil in a large bowl; add salt and pepper and toss well. Put the squash on a nonstick baking pan and bake for about 30 minutes, until tender but not mushy. Sit aside to cool. Cook the bacon in a large skillet (for which you have a lid) until crisp and add the venison and onion, stirring and cooking until browned and well-crumbled. Add garlic and stir for one minute. Add salt, pepper, broth, honey and hot pepper sauce. Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente, adding the kale for the last minute or two. Drain the pasta and add to the mixture in the skillet. Add the cooked squash, cover and simmer for a minute or two, stirring occasionally, until squash is heated through and all ingredients are well blended. Serve with a dish of grated cheese to sprinkle over the mixture.

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