The baked pasta with pumpkin and cheese is a practical and tasty dish, perfect for autumn. The pumpkin, once cooked, mixes with the cheese creating a creamy sauce that wraps around the pasta. After baking, a golden and flavorful crust forms, making the dish even more inviting. It is an easy recipe to prepare, ideal for a family lunch or to bring to the table when you want something hearty and delicious. If you love first courses with pumpkin, try the orzo with pumpkin, the chickpea and pumpkin soup, the pumpkin lasagna or the creamy pasta with pumpkin and stracchino
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 6 people
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter
Ingredients for the preparation of baked pasta with pumpkin
- Half pumpkin
- 10.5 oz short pasta
- 7 oz spun paste cheese
- 2 oz grated parmesan
- A few leaves sage
- to taste salt and pepper
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cups milk
- 0.4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3.5 tbsp butter
- to taste salt
- to taste nutmeg
Tools for the preparation of baked pasta with pumpkin
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- 1 Saucepan
- 1 Baking Dish
Steps for the preparation of baked pasta with pumpkin
Wash the pumpkin, cut it, and remove the seeds and inner filaments. Bake it after seasoning with oil, salt, and pepper, and scent with sage leaves until it becomes soft. I cooked it at 356°F (180°C) for 40 minutes, but it depends a lot on the thickness of the pumpkin. Take the pulp and mash it with a fork.
Prepare the béchamel sauce by melting the butter in a saucepan. Add the flour, toast it, and add the hot milk. Stir with a whisk. Add salt and nutmeg and cook, always stirring, until the béchamel thickens. Enrich it with the mashed pumpkin and mix.
Boil the pasta and drain it well al dente. I cooked it for half the time indicated on the package. Meanwhile, cut the cheese into cubes. You can use scamorza, asiago, provola, or mozzarella. Season the pasta with the pumpkin béchamel and cheese. Pour into a baking dish brushed with a little oil. Garnish with grated cheese, a drizzle of oil, and bake in a preheated oven at 392°F (200°C) for 20 minutes.
Storage
You can store the baked pasta, possibly before gratinating it, for a couple of days.
