Multi-grain pasta with lamb and butternut squash

Pasta and macaroni Italian cuisine

Our cupcakes may be vegan, but we're not vegan in any sense of the word. We're not even vegetarians. We love our bacon as much as the next person. But we're not big meat eaters either. For us, meat is an accent. A once or twice a week thing. While it's primarily budgetary (eating meat every night of the week isn't cheap), we usually feel that meat just isn't necessary. Some of our best and most memorable meals have been vegetarian ones. What we have discovered, and is very apparent with this dish, is that if there is meat, it doesn't need to be front and center. A hunk of steak, for example; which is why we rarely eat such things. This delicious and unique pasta dish uses only 8 oz of ground lamb. Probably $3 worth, even at pricey Whole Foods. But mixed in to a robust pasta with butternut squash, cilantro, and nutty cheese, that $3 worth of meat does more flavor-wise than a $20 hunk of lamb could ever do. Spread the love around, I say. I shouldn't tout this as a budget friendly dish,