Baked pasta is a great classic of home cooking, but today I propose it to you in a completely autumnal version: with creamy pumpkin and crispy bacon. A rich, tasty dish that is very easy to prepare. Ideal for Sunday lunches or when you want to bring something special to the table… but without complicating your life!
Save this recipe and try it at your next family lunch! The pumpkin and bacon pair perfectly, and I guarantee you’ll be asking for seconds. If you try it, let me know what your guests think!
And if you like pumpkin, I also suggest:
- CROSTINI WITH PUMPKIN, SAUSAGE AND GORGONZOLA: delicious and quick autumn appetizer
- RECIPES WITH PUMPKIN: 10 perfect ideas for autumn
- STUFFED BAKED PUMPKIN: tasty and scenic autumn recipe
- LINGUINE WITH PUMPKIN CREAM AND CRISPY SPECK – creamy and quick autumn recipe
- PUMPKIN CORDON BLEU – crunchy and light in air fryer
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Stove, Oven, Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
Ingredients
- 10.5 oz pasta (I use fusilli)
- 9 oz pumpkin (I use delica)
- 1/2 white onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 7 oz bacon
- to taste oil and salt
- to taste grated cheese
- to taste mozzarella for pizza
Tools
- Saucepan
- Frying Pan
- Baking Dish
- Ladle
- Air Fryer
Steps
Cook the pumpkin with the onion and garlic until it becomes a cream.
Separately, brown the bacon and set it aside.
Meanwhile, boil the pasta in plenty of salted water for the time indicated on the package.
Drain the pasta and pour it into a bowl with a drizzle of oil.
Add the bacon, pumpkin, grated cheese, and mozzarella. Mix.
Transfer to a buttered baking dish and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
Add more mozzarella and more grated cheese on top for the crust and cook for 10 minutes at 392°F in the air fryer.
💡 Variations
• You can replace the bacon with speck or crumbled sausage.
• Add a melting heart of smoked scamorza or provola.
• For a vegetarian version, eliminate the bacon and add toasted nuts.
💡 Variations
• You can replace the bacon with speck or crumbled sausage.
• Add a melting heart of smoked scamorza or provola.
• For a vegetarian version, eliminate the bacon and add toasted nuts.
