Squash, sausage and sage pasta bake recipe

Name: Squash, sausage and sage pasta bake
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 8 sausages; 1 butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into 2cm chunks; 10 sage leaves, 3 whole, 7 chopped; 2 tbsp olive oil; 45g buttery spread; 3 tbsp plain flour; 500ml milk; 125g mature Cheddar, grated; 400g penne; 2 slices wholemeal bread, torn; 250g cherry tomatoes, halved

Combine seasonal squash with juicy pork sausages and fragrant sage for a creamy, indulgent pasta bake fit for a midweek meal. Top with Cheddar cheese and blitzed breadcrumbs for a crispy, golden finish.

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Serves 4
Takes 40 mins
980 calories / serving

Freezable

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Tesco British Pork Sausages 8 Pack 454G
Aldi Price Match
8 sausages
£1.79
£3.94/kg
Tesco Butternut Squash Each
£1.00 Save 1/3 Clubcard Price
(£1.00/each)
Offer valid for delivery from 06/10/2026 until 19/10/2026
1 butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into 2cm chunks
£1.50
£1.50/each
Tesco Sage 20G
10 sage leaves, 3 whole, 7 chopped
£0.50
£25.00/kg
Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
2 tbsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Tesco Buttery Spread 500G
45g buttery spread
£1.40
£2.80/kg
Stockwell & Co. Plain Flour 1.5Kg
Aldi Price Match
3 tbsp plain flour
£0.70
£0.47/kg
Tesco British Whole Milk 568Ml, 1 Pint
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500ml milk
£0.85
£1.50/litre
Creamfields Mature Grated Cheddar 250g
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125g mature Cheddar, grated
£1.89
£7.56/kg
Hearty Food Co. Penne Pasta 500G
Aldi Price Match
400g penne
£0.41
£0.82/kg
H.W. Nevill's Medium Sliced White Bread 800g
Aldi Price Match
2 slices wholemeal bread, torn
£0.55
£0.69/kg
Nightingale Farms Cherry Tomatoes 250G
250g cherry tomatoes, halved
£0.62
£2.48/kg

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Toss the sausages, squash and half the chopped sage in the oil on a large baking tray. Season and roast for 20-25 mins until the sausages are cooked through and the squash is tender.
Meanwhile, melt the spread in a large pan over a medium heat. Stir in the four to make a thick paste and cook for 1 min. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly to a smooth sauce. Simmer for 4-5 mins until thickened. Stir in 100g cheese and cook for 1 min until melted. Remove from the heat, cover and set aside.
Cook the pasta to 2 mins less than pack instructions. Drain.
Pulse the bread to crumbs in a food processor. Tip into a bowl; stir in the remaining chopped sage and cheese.
Slice the sausages into 1cm-thick rounds. Tip into the sauce with the squash, pasta and tomatoes. Mix well; pour into a baking dish about 30 x 20cm. Scatter the breadcrumb mix over; nestle in the sage leaves. Bake for 10-15 mins until the cheese has melted and the topping is crisp.

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