Pasta with Butternut Parmesan Sauce

The sauce has the consistency of chunky tomato sauce. If you would like your sauce to be smooth, you can run it through a food mill. Ingredients 1 butternut squash weighing about 2 1/2 pounds 8 ounces of bow-tie pasta 1 tablespoon of olive oil 1/3 cup of chopped shallots 1/2 cup of packed, freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup of heavy cream 1/8 teaspoon of grated nutmeg 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley 2 teaspoons of lemon juice Salt and pepper to taste Water as needed to thin the sauce Directions 1 Preheat the oven to 350F. Cut the butternut squash lengthwise in half* and scoop out the guts and seeds and discard them (or save the seeds and toast them). Pour 1/4 cup of water into a pyrex or ceramic baking dish and place the butternut squash halves cut side down. Bake for 40 minutes or until a fork easily pierces the squash. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Scoop out the squash flesh from the skins and purée with a blender (work in batches or place in a bowl and use a hand blender). Disca...