An easy-to-make main course, creamy and tasty… pasta with pumpkin and feta, a simple yet flavorful recipe. It can be prepared in a few minutes, using the same method as pasta with feta and cherry tomatoes. Cut the pumpkin into cubes, bake it with feta, then mash and mix it with the cooked pasta. Try this recipe, it’s truly appetizing!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Stove, Oven
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter
- Energy 306.07 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 33.76 (g) of which sugars 3.47 (g)
- Proteins 12.80 (g)
- Fat 13.85 (g) of which saturated 7.14 (g)of which unsaturated 2.98 (g)
- Fibers 2.12 (g)
- Sodium 943.73 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 288 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
- 5.6 oz pasta
- 7.8 oz pumpkin (net of waste)
- 3.5 oz feta
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- sage (to taste)
Tools
- Baking dish
- Pot
- Colander
Preparation
After removing the skin and seeds, cut the pumpkin into cubes. Season it with extra virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper, then place it in a baking dish.
Place the feta in the center, with a drizzle of oil on top (1).
Put the dish in the oven at 392°F and cook for about 20 minutes, or until the pumpkin is tender.
Meanwhile, boil the pasta in salted boiling water for the indicated minutes.
Remove the baking dish from the oven and mash the feta and pumpkin with a fork (2).
Drain the pasta and pour it into the baking dish (3). Mix everything well, adding some cooking water to make the sauce creamier.
If desired, add a couple of sage leaves for fragrance.
Pasta with pumpkin and feta is ready, serve it hot on plates… enjoy your meal!
Tips and Notes
You can use any type of short semolina pasta.
Cooking times depend on the variety of pumpkin used and the size of the cubes.
Besides sage, you can flavor with rosemary, thyme, or other herbs.
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