Squash & Brussels Sprouts Pasta Salad w/ Brown Sugar Balsamic Vinaigrette

Long title, I know!  But I just couldn’t imagine leaving anything out, every ingredient is a selling point with this dish.  Roasted veggies, pasta, and a sweet-and-tangy vinaigrette = my new winning dish.   Plus candied pecans!  But enough was enough in the title 🙂

Just a quickie post for you today, jumping straight to the recipe!  I’ve got to hurry up and get back to being lazy for the final bits of my Monday off!

serves 4
1/2 box orzo
1 1/2 C Brussels sprouts, quartered
2 T vegetable oil
1/2 large acorn squash, sliced
2 C spinach, slightly torn
1 T brown sugar
1 T balsamic vinegar
1 T oil of choice
1 t dijon mustard
salt & pepper to taste (I didn’t think any was necessary…your call)
1/3 C candied pecans 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and start a pot of water boiling on the stove top. 

Coat Brussels sprouts and squash slices with 2 T vegetable oil.  Place on a foil-lined baking sheet.  Bake for about 20 minutes, until the squash is fork tender and the Brussels sprouts are browning. 

When the water boils, add orzo and cook for about 8 minutes, until cooked through. 

Meanwhile, whisk together brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, oil, and mustard for dressing. 

When everything is done cooking, chop the sliced squash into bite-sized pieces.  Toss everything together in one bowl – you can toss the pecans in too or just sprinkle them on top.  Wait just a couple minutes to serve, and toss again – the pasta will absorb the vinaigrette and it’s fantastic! 



Happy fall pasta salad 🙂 

Nutrition facts per serving: Calories: 404; Calories from Fat: 161; Total Fat: 17.9g; Saturated Fat: 2.1g; Sodium: 36mg; Total Carbohydrates: 51.7g; Dietary Fiber: 5.0g; Sugars: 5.4g; Protein: 9.7g


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One response to “Squash & Brussels Sprouts Pasta Salad w/ Brown Sugar Balsamic Vinaigrette”

  1. Beryl Avatar

    Yummy sounding recipe! I love combining roasted Brussels Sprouts and Pecans. In Tulsa we get the freshest Pecans, right off the trees and have become hardcore fans of using them in place of most other nuts. I'll try not to forget to bring you some at Christmas.

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