Butternut & Bacon Riggies
INGREDIENTS
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1 small butternut squash (about 12 oz.)
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2 cups chicken stock
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1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
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1/8 teaspoon each ground cinnamon and freshly grated or ground nutmeg
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1 small pinch saffron threads
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Salt and pepper
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6 thick slices smoky, meaty bacon
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1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
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1 sweet onion, quartered and sliced
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4 cloves garlic, chopped
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4 tablespoons butter
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20 fresh sage leaves
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1 pound mezzi (small) rigatoni, tortiglioni or rigatoni
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Freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
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