Roasted Squash And Kale Pasta With Toasted Hazelnuts And Browned Butter

• 4 cups diced winter squash (I prefer kabocha, but butternut is also good)
• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 2 bunches kale, de-stemmed, cleaned, and roughly chopped (my local grocery store sells 200g bags of pre-washed, pre-chopped raw kale. I used two bags)
• 2 large cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup finely grated parmigiano reggiano
• 1 cup blanched hazelnuts, toasted, and finely chopped
• 1 1/2 pounds conchiglie, orecchiete, or other medium size pasta that the vegetables can nestle in

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
2. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat. When it is hot, add one cup of the squash cubes, and cook until the pieces are browned all over and soft. Season to taste with salt, remove from the pan, and set aside in a large serving bowl. Continue cooking the rest of the squash in the same manner, using the rest of the oil as needed.
3. In the same pan, using the residual oil from the squash, cook the kale, adding a splash of water if necessary to aid wilting. Cook in two batches if necessary. Remove from the pan, and set aside in the same bowl as the squash.
4. In the same pan, add the garlic and red pepper flakes (plus a bit more oil if the pan is dry), and cook until the garlic is lightly browned. Add to the bowl with the kale and squash.
5. Turn the heat down to medium and add the butter to the pan. Cook until the milk solids settle and brown (but be careful not to burn!). Set aside off the heat.
6. Cook pasta in salted water until it is done to your liking. Reserve about half a cup of the cooking water, and strain pasta. Add pasta and browned butter to the large bowl of vegetables and toss until combined. Add a bit of pasta water if necessary to moisten everything. Add chopped hazelnuts and parmigiano, toss again, and serve immediately.

winter, olive oil, bunches kale, garlic, red pepper, unsalted butter, parmigiano reggiano, blanched hazelnuts, conchiglie

Taken from food52.com/recipes/31945-roasted-squash-and-kale-pasta-with-toasted-hazelnuts-and-browned-butter (may not work)