Spaghetti with pumpkin super creamy and delicious. The recipe I want to tell you today is for a first course with pumpkin in a very creamy version with the addition of stracchino. A simple recipe to make everyone eat pumpkin, even those who don’t like it too much, but that’s not really my case! I cut the pumpkin into small cubes and simply cooked it in a pan and then blended it. A soft pumpkin cream with the addition of stracchino wraps the pasta making it irresistible. I added a crunchy and savory touch with coarsely chopped pistachios. I also recommend reading the recipe for Oven-baked pumpkin trofie. Needless to say, this dish won over my little family and I think I will prepare it often as long as pumpkin is available at the market. So let’s head to the kitchen and prepare Pasta with pumpkin cream and pistachios together
AND DON’T MISS THESE RECIPES TOO:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: For 4 people
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
- Energy 289.35 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 27.85 (g) of which sugars 2.29 (g)
- Proteins 13.10 (g)
- Fat 14.30 (g) of which saturated 1.76 (g)of which unsaturated 2.68 (g)
- Fibers 2.17 (g)
- Sodium 306.55 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Pasta with pumpkin cream
- 11.3 oz spaghetti
- 14.1 oz pumpkin
- 5.3 oz stracchino
- 4 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 1.4 oz pistachios
- 1.4 oz Grana Padano cheese, grated
- 1 white onion (medium)
- to taste salt
What you need for preparing Pumpkin pasta
- Immersion Blender
How to prepare Spaghetti with pumpkin cream
Clean the pumpkin by removing the skin, seeds, and internal filaments. Cut it into small cubes. Pour 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil into a large pan, add the thinly sliced onion and pumpkin. Season with salt and cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes. Stir often with a wooden spoon, adding a few tablespoons of water after a few minutes of cooking.
While the pumpkin is cooking, cook the spaghetti or another type of pasta in plenty of salted water. Transfer the pumpkin to the glass of an immersion blender and blend until obtaining a soft orange cream. Pour the pumpkin cream back into the pan. Add the grated cheese and stracchino.
Stir. Drain the pasta al dente, keeping a little of the cooking water aside. Put the pasta directly into the pan with the sauce. Also add 2/3 of the coarsely chopped pistachios and stir. If needed, add a little of the cooking water to make the dish creamier. Serve the Spaghetti with pumpkin cream, decorating the plates with pistachios.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, hugs, Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
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You can prepare the pumpkin cream in advance and store it in a container in the fridge for 2 days
Also read the recipe for Spaghetti with tuna cream
Your questions
What can I substitute stracchino with?
With crescenza, spreadable cheese like Philadelphia, ricotta, or even cooking cream
What can I substitute pistachios with?
With almonds or hazelnuts
